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Setaria italica

Authority (L.) Beauv. Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Panicum italicum L. Common names äkta kolvhirs, boer millet, foxtail bristle-grass, foxtail millet, German millet, hay millet, Italian millet, Italianpantaheinä, kolbenhirse, kolvhirs, millet foxtail, nunbank setaria, stor busthirse Editor Ecocrop code 9732

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION An erect grass and cereal crop reaching a height of 90-150 cm. USES The grain can be cooked and eaten as rice or ground for porridge or pudding. It is used for birdseed and it can be grown as fodder. GROWING PERIOD Fast-growing summer annual, mature in 60-70 days or 90-120 days depending on conditions and variety. COMMON NAMES Italian millet, Dwarf setaria, Giant setaria, Hungarian millet, Liberty millet, Foxtail millet, Red rala, German millet, Siberian millet. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: Panicum italicum, P. viride var italica, Chaetochloa italica. Italian millet is probably native of China. The latitudinal range of the grass is 30°N-S. It can be grown at altitude between sea level and 2000 m. Yields of fresh herbage between 15-20 t/ha have been reported.
Sources
Grassland Index Skerman P 1990 pp 655-659 [KTMP, RAIN, DRA, TEXT, FER, PHO, LIMIT] Duke J 1975 pp 27 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Duke J 1979 pp 96 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 32 [USE, TEXT] Purseglove J 1972 pp 257-259 [RAIN, TEXT, FER, DRA] Kernick M 1961 pp 196 Jansen P 1991 pp 179