Indian Millet
Setaria italica
Also known as Fox-tail Millet
About Indian Millet
Foxtail millet, scientific name Setaria italica (synonym Panicum italicum L.), is an annual grass grown for human food. It is the second-most widely planted species of millet and the most grown millet species in Asia. The oldest evidence of foxtail millet cultivation was found along the ancient course of the Yellow River in Cishan, China, carbon dated to be from around 8,000 years before present. Other names for the species include dwarf setaria, foxtail bristle-grass, giant setaria, green foxtail, Italian millet, German millet, and Hungarian millet.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Setaria italica
- Genus
- Setaria
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Widely cultivated
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कांगणी Kangni, कँगनी, कंगनी
- Nepali
- Kaguno, कागुनी
- Bengali
- কাওন দানা Kaon dana, কাউন, কাওন
- Tamil
- தினை Thinai, கங்கு, Kavalai
- Telugu
- కొఱ్ఱలు, కొర్రలు, సెటేరియా ఇటాలికా
- Kannada
- ನವಣೆ Navne, ನವಣೆ
- Malayalam
- തിന Thina, തിന, Foxtail millet
- Marathi
- राळं Ral, राळे, राळा तांदूळ
Poaceae
Grass family
Indian Millet belongs to the Poaceae family.
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