What kind of plant is millet? Millet is cultivated by millet, also called millet, and it is called millet in the north. The shelled millet belongs to Setaria of Gramineae, and its grain size is about1mm.
Morphological characteristics of millet: the fibrous roots of millet are thick, the stems are thick and erect, the leaf sheaths are loosely wrapped around the stems, there are dense verrucous hairs or hairless, the back near the edge and the joint with the leaves is dense, the edges are densely ciliated, the tongue is a circle of cilia, and the leaves are long lanceolate or linear lanceolate.
Distribution of Millet Millet is one of the oldest cultivated crops in the world, which originated from the Yellow River Basin in China. The main producing area of millet is China, accounting for 80% of the world's output, followed by Indian. There are 23 provinces and regions in China that grow millet, among which Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces account for 64.3% of the national output.
Growth environment of millet The growth period of millet is between 80-130 days, which has the advantages of drought resistance and storage resistance, low requirements for soil, healthy growth even in poor soil, and is also suitable for growth in arid areas lacking irrigation.