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Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is an annual herbaceous plant widely grown as a cereal crop in the arid and semiarid areas in Africa and Asia. It is a tetraploid and self-pollinating species probably evolved from its wild relative Eleusine africana. [2] Finger millet is native to the Ethiopian and Ugandan highlands. [3]
Eleusine coracana: Finger millet; Eragrostis tef: Teff; Paniceae tribe in the subfamily Panicoideae: Genus Panicum: Panicum miliaceum: Proso millet (common millet, broomcorn millet) Panicum sumatrense: Little millet; Pennisetum glaucum: Pearl millet; Setaria italica: Foxtail millet; Genus Digitaria. Digitaria exilis: White fonio; Digitaria ...
Eleusine coracana: Finger millet; Eragrostis tef: Teff; often not considered to be a millet [14] Paniceae tribe in the subfamily Panicoideae: Genus Panicum: Panicum miliaceum: Proso millet (common millet, broomcorn millet, hog millet, or white millet, also known as baragu in Kannada, panivaragu in Tamil) Panicum sumatrense: Little millet
Eleusine is a genus of Asian, African, and South American plants in the grass family, [3] [4] sometimes called by the common name goosegrass. [5] [6] One species, Eleusine indica, is a widespread weed in many places. Another species, Eleusine coracana, is finger millet, cultivated as a cereal grain in India and parts of Africa. [7] Species [8] [9]
Atherigona miliaceae, the finger millet shoot fly, is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. The larvae feed on the central growing shoots of crops such as finger millet, little millet, and proso millet. It is found in East Asia and South Asia. [1] [2] [3]
Common millet is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Panicum miliaceum (proso millet), referred to as a common millet in recent decades Pennisetum glaucum (pearl millet), the most commonly cultivated millet
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Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) – Eleusine africana [16] Barley (Hordeum vulgare) – Hordeum arizonicum and Hordeum spontaneum [17] Rice (Oryza sativa) – Oryza rufipogon [18] African Rice (Oryza glaberrima) – Oryza barthii; Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) – Pennisetum purpureum [19]