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Cereal Crops
A cereal is generally defined as a cultivated grass grown for their edible starchy grains.Bulk of staple food crops all over the world comes from this group.
Major Cereal Crops In general, the larger grains are used as staple food is considered as major cereals. 1. Paddy/Rice : Oryza sativa 2. Wheat : Triticumaestivum 3. Maize/Corn : Zea mays 4. Barley : Hordiumvulgare Millets Millets are a group of small grained cereals which are of minor importance as food and they have a single cover. Millets are further classified into two groups. Major Millets 1. Sorghum/Jowar/Great millet :Sorghum bicolor 2. Bajra/Pearl millet :Pennisetumtyphoides 3. Ragi/Finger millet : Eleusinecorcana Minor Millets 1. Foxtail millet/Navane : Setariaitalica 2. Little millet/Saame : Panicummilliare 3. Kodo millet/Haraka : Paspalumscrobiculatum 4. Proso millet/Baragu : Panicummillaceum 5. Barnyard millet/Udlu : Echinochloafrumentaceae |
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