Scientific Name : Brachiaria ramosa

Common Name : Korale in Kannada language (India)

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 Browntop millet is distributed in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Malawi, Myanmar; Nepal, Senegal, South Africa, Yemen and Zimbabwe [1] grown mostly in southern India [2], and in some parts of the USA as a fodder crop and bird feed.  Brown top millet grows and matures over around 90 days, a shorter time than several other millets including pearl millet [3]. 

For more details on Browntop millet germplasm resources, genomic resources, refer the publication : Genetic and genomic resources, and breeding for accelerating improvement of small millets: current status and future interventions. Nucleus (2020) by Vetriventhan, M., Azevedo, V.C.R., Upadhyaya, H.D. et al. 

Browntop Millet Without Husk

References:

[1] Clayton WD, Vorontsova MS, Harman KT, Williamson H. GrassBase: the online world grass flora. 2006. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html. Accessed 19 Aug 2014

[2] Bhat S, Ganiger PC, Nandini C, Thippeswamy V. Browntop millet: a review. Agric Res Technol. 2018;14:1–2

[3]  Kingwell-Banham, Eleanor & Fuller, Dorian. (2014). Brown Top Millet: Origins and Development. 10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2318. 

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