Foxtail millet - Wikipedia
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.
General: Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) is thought to be native to southern Asia and is considered one of the oldest cultivated millets (Oelke, 1990). It is an introduced, annual, warm-season crop that grows 2–5 ft (60-152 cm) tall.
How to Grow Foxtail Millet | Johnny's Selected Seeds
Setaria italica. Learn how to grow ornamental foxtail millet from seed: sowing, days to germination, transplanting, light/soil preferences, hardiness, harvesting, and uses.
Setaria italica - USDA Plants Database
The PLANTS Database includes the following 72 data sources of Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. - Showing 1 to 25 «
Setaria italica v2.2 - The Department of Energy's Energy.gov
Foxtail millet ( Setaria italica) is a diploid grass with a relatively small genome (~515 Mb). It is an important grain crop in temperate, subtropical, and tropical Asia and in parts of southern Europe, and is grown for forage in North America, South America, Australia, and North Africa.
Setaria italica — millet foxtail - Go Botany
Facts. Millet foxtail is the second most widely-cultivated millet, grown in China since before 2500 BC. It was introduced to North America in 1849, and has escaped cultivation in some areas. It is sometimes grown for hay and forage, and is also planted along highways to stabilize soils following road construction.
Setaria - Wikipedia
Several species have been domesticated and used as staple crops throughout history: foxtail millet (S. italica), korali (S. pumila) in India, and, before the full domestication of maize, Setaria macrostachya in Mexico. [16]