Echinochloa frumentacea Japanese millet (Gramineae)

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Echinochloa frumentacea
Japanese millet
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The Echinochloa frumentacea plant species is found in Native habitat unknown, possibly derived in cultivation from E. crus-galli. It is a member of the Gramineae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Japanese millet. Some home gardeners know the variety as Panicum frumentacea.

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Latin Name:  Echinochloa frumentacea
Common Name:  Japanese millet
Family:  Gramineae
Author:  (Roxb.)Link.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1.8   Mature Width:  0.15

Habitat:  Not known in a truly wild situation.

Cultivation Notes: Prefers a rich moist soil[85] but succeeds in ordinary garden soil[1]. Japanese millet is sometimes cultivated in India and E. Asia for its edible seed, especially in areas where rice will not grow. There are some named varieties[1, 61, 74, 171]. Plants can produce a crop of seeds within 6 weeks of sowing in warmer areas of the world[179, 183] but obtaining a reasonable crop is more problematic in the cooler summers of Britain. The plants need to be started off early in a greenhouse in order to give sufficient growing time. They are also more likely to succeed in the eastern side of the country where the summers are usually warmer and drier.

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