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Panicum sumatrense

Authority Roth. ex Roem & Schult. Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Panicum miliare auct. non Lam. Common names Editor Ecocrop code 8286

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A grass with erect or geniculate culms reaching 30-100 cm in height. Leaf-blades linear. USES The straw is used as fodder. The grain is cooked as rice or sometimes ground into flour and made into bread. GROWING PERIOD Annual grass, that may mature in 75-150 days. COMMON NAMES Little millet, Sava, Kutki. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: P. miliare. In India, little millet can be grown up to 2100 m in elevation. It is tolerant of both drought and waterlogging. Grain yields are usually between 225-560 kg/ha but in a good season yields may be up to 900 kg/ha.
Sources
Grassland Index Purseglove J 1972 pp 201-202 [FER, USE] Duke J 1975 pp 95 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Skerman P 1990 pp 546 [FER, RAIN] Landon J 1984 pp 300 [FER, USE]