| Paspalum scrobiculatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Paspalum |
| Species: | P. scrobiculatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Paspalum scrobiculatum L.
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| Synonyms | |
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Panicum frumentaceum Rottb. | |
Paspalum scrobiculatum, commonly called kodo millet or koda millet,[1][2][3] is an annual grain that is grown primarily in Nepal (not to be confused with ragi (finger millet, Eleusine coracana))[4][5] and also in India, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and in West Africa from where it originated. It is grown as a minor crop in most of these areas, with the exception of the Deccan plateau in India where it is grown as a major food source.[6] It is a very hardy crop that is drought tolerant and can survive on marginal soils where other crops may not survive, and can supply 450–900 kg of grain per hectare.[7] Kodo millet has large potential to provide nourishing food to subsistence farmers in Africa and elsewhere.
The plant is called kodrava in Sanskrit, Arikelu in the Telugu language, Varagu in Tamil, Varak (വരക്) in Malayalam, Arka in Kannada, Kodo in Hindi and Kodra in Punjabi.
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- ^ Harry Nelson Vinall(1917), Foxtail Millet: Its Culture and Utilization in the United States. Issue 793 of Farmers' bulletin, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 28 pages.
- ^ Sabelli, Paolo A.; Larkins, Brian A. (2009). "The Development of Endosperm in Grasses". Plant Physiology. 149 (1). American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB): 14–26. doi:10.1104/pp.108.129437. ISSN 0032-0889. PMC 2613697. PMID 19126691.
- ^ Bastola, Biswash Raj; Pandey, M.P.; Ojha, B.R.; Ghimire, S.K.; Baral, K. (2015-06-25). "Phenotypic Diversity of Nepalese Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) Accessions at IAAS, Rampur, Nepal". International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology. 3 (2): 285–290. doi:10.3126/ijasbt.v3i2.12413. ISSN 2091-2609.
- ^ LI-BIRD (2017). "Released and promising crop varieties for mountain agriculture in Nepal" (PDF).
- ^ |"Millets". Earth360. (2010-13). http://earth360.in/web/Millets.html
- ^ Heuzé V., Tran G., Giger-Reverdin S., 2015. Scrobic (Paspalum scrobiculatum) forage and grain. Feedipedia, a programme by INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/401 Last updated on October 6, 2015, 12:07