Foxtail millet, scientific name Setaria italica (synonym Panicum italicum L.), is an annual grass grown for human food. It is the second-most widely planted species of millet, and the most grown millet species in Asia. The oldest evidence of foxtail millet cultivation was found along the ancient course of the Yellow River in Cishan, China, carbon dated to be from around 8,000 years before present. Foxtail millet has also been grown in India since antiquity.
Foxtail millet is an annual grass with slim, vertical, leafy stems which can reach a height of 120β200 cm (3.9β6.6 ft).
The seedhead is a dense, hairy panicle 5β30 cm (2.0β11.8 in) long.
The small seeds, around 2 millimetres (3β32 in) in diameter, are encased in a thin, papery hull which is easily removed in threshing. Seed color varies greatly between varieties.
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