Panicum miliaceum is a ANNUAL growing to 1 m by 0.2 m .
It is hardy to zone 5. It is in flower from July to October. The species is hermaphrodite and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: light , medium and heavy soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.
Requires a moderately fertile well-drained soil in full sun. Succeeds in ordinary garden soil. Tolerates heat and also drought when it is established. European millet is frequently cultivated in warm temperate and sub-tropical zones for its edible seed, there are many named varieties. Cultivation in Britain is somewhat problematic, the plants require good summers to do well and a dry period in late summer is required in order to ripen and dry the seed. We have had fairly good results on our trial grounds in Cornwall by starting the seed off early in a greenhouse, though this is a fairly labour-intensive method and therefore much less efficient than growing the more traditional temperate zone cereals. Yields are also considerably lower than other cereals that can be grown in this country, although the nutritional value of millets is said to be superior to wheat, oats, etc.
HabitatsWaste places in Britain.Resources
Grasshoppers, Sept. 14, 2015
Tale s from the Field, Sept 14, 2015
CT Integrated Pest Management Programhttp://ipm.uconn.edu/documents/raw2/875/2015greenhousepestmessagesept14.pdf
Grasshoppers
Leanne Pundt, Extension Educator,Grasshoppers, Sept. 14, 2015
Tale s from the Field, Sept 14, 2015
CT Integrated Pest Management Programhttp://ipm.uconn.edu/documents/raw2/875/2015greenhousepestmessagesept14.pdf
Grasshoppers
Leanne Pundt, Extension Educator,Grasshoppers, Sept. 14, 2015
Tale s from the Field, Sept 14, 2015
http://ipm.uconn.edu/documents/raw2/875/2015greenhousepestmessagesept14.pdfGrasshoppers, Sept. 14, 2015
Grasshoppers
Leanne Pundt, Extension Educator,Grazing Plan Checklist
A program of the National Center for Appropriate Technology • 1-800-346-9140 • www.attra.ncat.org
ATTRAhttps://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/download.php
Grazing Plan ChecklistGrazing Plan Checklist
A program of the National Center for Appropriate Technology • 1-800-346-9140 • www.attra.ncat.org
ATTRAhttps://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/download.php
Grazing Plan ChecklistGrazing Plan Checklist
A program of the National Center for Appropriate Technology • 1-800-346-9140 • www.attra.ncat.org
Grazing Plan Checklisthttps://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/download.php?id=584Grazing Plan Checklist
Major pests
- Alternanthera sessilis
Amaranthus retroflexus
Atherigona miliaceae
Barley yellow striate mosaic virus
Cadra cautella
Caulophilus oryzae
Chilo orichalcociliellus
Cirsium arvense
Corchorus aestuans
Corcyra cephalonica
Dociostaurus maroccanus
Haplothrips aculeatus
Hieroglyphus banian
Hyoscyamus niger
Locusta migratoria
Marasmia trapezalis
Mythimna separata
Mythimna unipuncta
Oryzaephilus surinamensis
Oxya chinensis
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Quelea quelea
Sesamia inferens
Sipha flava
Spodoptera exempta
Trogoderma granarium
Xanthomonas vasicola pv. holcicola
Minor pests
- Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae
Acrida cinerea
Amaranthus spinosus
Barley virus G
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Gibberella coronicola
Gibberella zeae
Helicoverpa zea
Leptocorisa acuta
Maize dwarf mosaic virus
Maize yellow mosaic virus
Melanitis leda ismene
Meloidogyne graminicola
Moesziomyces bullatus
Ostrinia furnacalis
Papaver rhoeas
Polymyxa graminis
Rice black-streaked dwarf virus
Rice stripe virus
Spodoptera frugiperda
Tribolium castaneum