Millet is one of the five grains, and its name varies from place to place. Also known as millet, millet, millet sacrifice, millet, some areas are also directly called yellow rice. At present, it is mainly planted in the mountainous areas of northwest, north, northeast, southwest and east China. The specific features are as follows:

What kind of crop is millet?

Panicum is a second-year cereal crop of Gramineae and Panicum. The appearance of millet seeds is similar to that of millet, and the size is between millet and sorghum. Millet seeds are called yellow rice after hulling, which is commonly known as millet in the north. Millet is ground into flour, commonly known as yellow wheat

It has a wide range of values and uses. Cereals are rich in starch and can be eaten or brewed, and stalks and leaves can be used as livestock feed. In addition, millet is one of the traditional Chinese herbal medicines in China, which can be used to prevent and treat many diseases. Millet has a short growth period and is drought-tolerant and barren-tolerant. In China, the planting period is late May or early June in the solar calendar, and the harvest is usually before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

What's the difference between millet and millet?

1, ear difference

There are obvious differences between millet and millet. Panicle of millet is slender and punctate. The ears of millet are strip-shaped, and its seeds are round.

2. Growth period

Millet is the most common food crop in arid and semi-arid areas of China because of its short growth period, while millet has a long growth period.

3. Fruit differences

Yellow rice is the fruit of millet without shell, and the fruit particles are slightly larger than millet (yellow rice), both of which are yellow, but millet is slightly lighter.