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Chiang Dao
Multicolored white, brown and grey seeds. From North Thailand’s Chiang Dao district.
Description
As with other grains, Foxtail Millet can be ground for flour, used as a beverage base, boiled for porridge, or roasted. An annual grass, Millet has been cultivated in China since the sixth millennium BC. Thus, an alternate name for the grain is “Chinese Millet.” A staple in many countries, Foxtail Millet can be grown up to an elevation of 1,800 m and up to a latitude of 50°N. It prefers sandy loam to clay loam soils and is a water-efficient (25-30 cm per crop), warm-weather crop. Foxtail Millet grows about 2 m tall and requires approximately 120 days till harvest. In Thailand, Foxtail Millet is sometimes intercropped with upland rice and can be planted during the rainy season or the dry season with irrigation.
Scientific Name: Setaria italica
Common Names: ข้าวฟ่างหางกระรอก
Plant Information Sheet: Foxtail Millet
Chiang Dao
Multicolored white, brown and grey seeds. From North Thailand’s Chiang Dao district.
Description
As with other grains, Foxtail Millet can be ground for flour, used as a beverage base, boiled for porridge, or roasted. An annual grass, Millet has been cultivated in China since the sixth millennium BC. Thus, an alternate name for the grain is “Chinese Millet.” A staple in many countries, Foxtail Millet can be grown up to an elevation of 1,800 m and up to a latitude of 50°N. It prefers sandy loam to clay loam soils and is a water-efficient (25-30 cm per crop), warm-weather crop. Foxtail Millet grows about 2 m tall and requires approximately 120 days till harvest. In Thailand, Foxtail Millet is sometimes intercropped with upland rice and can be planted during the rainy season or the dry season with irrigation.
Scientific Name: Setaria italica
Common Names: ข้าวฟ่างหางกระรอก
Plant Information Sheet: Foxtail Millet