Barnyard millet

One more consequence of pesticide use is that old target species expand to new territories. Because of the intensive use of herbicides, barnyard millet has not only survived, but has spread to fields of corn and other crops for thousands of hectares, entering agricultural environments where it had never grown before [11]. 

The most important members of this group include Pennisetum americanum (pearl or bulrush millet), Panicum miliaceum (proso or broomcorn millet), Setaria italica (foxtail or Italian millet), Eleusine coracana (finger or birdsfoot millet), Paspalum scorbiculatum (kodo or ditch millet) and Echinochloa crusgalli (Japanese or barnyard millet). 

FIGURE 1.4 (Continued) Pictures of inflorescences of cereal grains (m) Kodo millet (n) barnyard millet. 

Common millet Panicum miliaceum L., barnyard grass E. crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv., bristly foxtail Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv., redroot pigweed Amaranthus retroflexus L. 

Kodo (Paspalum scorbiculatum Figure 1.4) and barnyard (Echinochloa frumen-tacea) millets are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent Kodo has been cultivated for more than 3,000 years. Its kernels are enclosed in hard, homy, persistent husks that are difficult to remove. Barnyard is considered as one of the fastest growing among all millets. 

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