What is Pearl Millet?
Pearl Millet, Pennisetum glaucum is an ancient annual grass used as a food for animals and people for thousands of years. It is believed to come in Africa, where it was domesticated for the first time. The use of grain then spread to India 4,000 years ago. This hard grass grows under difficult conditions and is cultivated where other grain and forage can fail. It tolerates low rainfall, relatively infertile soil and hot temperatures, making it a valuable crop in areas susceptible to drought.
Depending on the diversity of the grown pearl millet, the plant can reach a height of over 6 feet (1.82 meters) high. Ancient tribes can reach 10 feet (3.04 m), but newer hybrid varieties tend to be shorter for more efficient harvest. The grain develops on the cylindrical seeds reminiscent of the flowering part of the Cattail plant. The only pointed seed head grows from each plant. Up to 3,000 seeds are produced on the plant, but the diameter is about half this number.
in Africa and India is this diversity forSO with basic cereals. It is prepared as whole grain, sweeping into flour for various uses and made into drinks. In some areas of Africa, perlasive millet is fermented to form an alcoholic beverage. This grain relies in the area of dryer in India and Africa, because the plant produces seeds even under dry conditions.
perennial crop in the United States primarily grown as a fodder crop provides a bead cattle, sheep and dairy cow with food for grazing. It is also used as a silage and as an alternative to Vojtěst's hay. The earliest records of agriculture for millet in the US are from the mid -18th century. It was grown mainly in the southeastern part of the country, but is now planted north like northern Dakota. Pearl millet is also successful in dry years and poor soils, where other crops of forage are poorly.
New varieties of Thiv USA has been developed millet that produces a larger yield of grain pRO feed for animals. The millet mixed with other grains is used to feed poultry, kept fish, pigs and cows. It is believed to have good potential on the wild birds market because birds feed on it. The grain is also used in some formulations of dog food. Plants grown in the US for grain are hybrids, so new seeds must be purchased annually.
Cooking with Pearl Millet becomes more popular in the US as a result of growing interest in consuming more grains. This grain, rich in proteins, minerals and vitamins B, is naturally gluten -free. The flour can be used to make flat bread and grains used instead of rice in soups and stews. It is cooked in the same way as rice is boiled using three to one ratio to grain.