Foxtail millet
Foxtail millet is the second most widely planted species of the smaller cereals that are knowns a 'millets'. It is an old crop which was already used in China over 7000 years ago.
Basic information on fox-tail millet
| Scientific name: | Setaria italica |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Order: | Poales |
| English: | Foxtail millet Italian millet German millet Chinese millet Hungarian millet |
| Dutch: | Trosgierst Vogelgierst |
| German: | Italienische Borstenhirse Kolbenhirse |
| Spanish: | Mijo menor Moha Moha de Alemania Moha de Hungría Moha de Italia Moha de la China Panizo común |
| French: | Millet des oiseaux Petit mil |
| Origin: | Foxtail millet probably originates from China. |
| Distribution: | |
| Plant: | Foxtail millet is an annual grass, grown as a cereal. It has slim stems and can be 120 to 200 cm tall. |
| Flowers: | The inflorescence is a dense, hairy panicle of 10 to 30 cm long, which has the shape of a fox's tail. |
| Leaves: | |
| Grains: | Grains of foxtail millet are about 2 mm in diameter. |
| Climate and weather: | Foxtail millet matures early maturity and does not need much water, which makes it suitable relatively dry areas. |
| Pollination: | |
| Height: | Foxtail millet can rach a height of 120 to 200 centimeters. |
| Moisture: | Foxtail millet doesn't need much moisture and can be grown in dry areas. |
| Growth rate: | Foxtail millet when grown for hay or silage takes 65 to 70 days. When grown for the grain, harvest is after 75 to 90 days. |
| Spacing (close range) | ? |
| Spacing (wide range) | ? |
| Propagation: | Foxtail millet is grown from seeds. |
| Insect pests: | ? |
| Diseases: | ? |
| Harvesting: | When grown for the seeds the plants are harvested when seeds are ripe, after about 75 to 90 days. |
| Uses: | In the north of China, foxtail millet grown as a food crop in dry areas.< br/> Foxtail millet is planted in Europe and North America for hay and silage, and sometimes for birdseed. |
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