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Panicum sumatrense
Also called Barefoot Panicgrass, Blue Panic, Sama
Little millet is a small annual grass grown as a cereal crop, mainly in central India, and it is smaller than proso millet. It is grown from seed and tolerates both drought and waterlogging.
Panicum sumatrense, known as little millet, is a species of millet in the family Poaceae.
The largest cultivation is in central India. Usually, it is planted using a seed drill. It can also if necessary be planted spoiled. The green plant can also be used in part as cattle feed. The straw can be mixed with clay or cement be used in construction.
The harvest yield is from 230 to 900 kg/ha.
In the temperate zones of Asia: the Caucasus, China, East Asia and also in the tropics of the continent: India, Indochina and Malaysia.
Little millet is cooked like rice. Sometimes the millet is also milled and baked. The protein content of the grain is 7.7%.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
