Proso Millet,Panicum miliaceum(L.): Genetic Improvement and Research Needs

A Review of C4 Plants in Southwest Asia: An Ecological, Geographical and Taxonomical Analysis of a Region With High Diversity of C4 Eudicots

“…The most important and most species rich group of C 4 crops are millets and millet-like cereals cultivated traditionally for their grain in arid areas of S Asia and Africa. Among them several major millet crops like sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ) ( Sanjana Reddy, 2017a ), proso millet ( Panicum miliaceum ) ( Gomashe, 2017 ), foxtail millet ( Setaria italica ) ( Hariprasanna, 2017 ), and pearl millet ( Cenchrus americanus ) ( Sanjana Reddy, 2017b ) made it to fame out of their region of domestication and have been introduced not only to SW Asia but are extensively cultivated worldwide for their grains. Sweet sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ) is also an alternative source of syrup and sugar ( Sanjana Reddy, 2017a ), although the main pantropical sugar crop remains the extensively cultivated sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum ) ( James, 2014 ).…”

“…This is explained by the phenology of chenopods with an estival active growing season (Toderich et al, 2007). Many chenopods and species of Calligonum are highly specialized by their morpho-anatomical and physiological traits to live under harsh conditions (e.g., their long root systems have access to the underground and subsurface water-table) (Gintzburger et al, 2003;Soskov, 2011). The negative correlation of C 4 Cyperaceae with continentality ( Figure 6B) and positive correlation with average annual temperature relate to their sensitivity to low winter temperatures (Wang and Ma, 2016).…”

“…may yield up to 1.2 t, 3.0 t, 1.3, and 1.2 t green biomass per hectare respectively, depending on habitat type and population density. Haloxylon ammodendron is definitely the largest species by biomass and can reach a height of up to 9 m and an age of up to 100 years (Fet and Atamuradov, 1994;Gintzburger et al, 2003) (Figure 8K).…”

New AMS 14C dates track the arrival and spread of broomcorn millet cultivation and agricultural change in prehistoric Europe

“…Broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L., Poaceae family) is a resilient, fast-growing, water-efficient, droughttolerant plant that copes well on poor soils, is successful in both low and high altitudes and across a wide latitudinal range, produces many nutrient-rich grains and abundant biomass, and serves as food, fodder, raw material and perhaps as symbol in rituals 1,2 [131,153], [3][4][5][6][7] . The agrarian methods used in growing and processing of wheat and barley are applicable to this crop [8][9][10] , save for, perhaps, more intensive weeding required by millet, especially early in the growing cycle cf.…”

Diversity in Accessions of Panicum miliaceum L. Based on Agro-Morphological, Antioxidative, and Genetic Traits

“…Moreover, millet requires relatively low amounts of water and nutrients for growth and can be cultivated in a wide range of altitudes [6]. It is considered a rich source of micronutrients such as iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), vitamins, and trace elements [8]. Therefore, this plant is receiving increasing attention from food industries.…”