44 FOOD-GRAINS OF INDIA. 



LITTLE MILLET. 

 Panicum miliare. Lam. 



Synonyms P. attenuatum (Nees.) ; Milium effusum (Lour.). 



Hind. Kutki, Gundli. Tamil Chamai. Sinhalese Meneri. Beng. Gondula. 

 Punjab Kutki. Telugu Nella-shama. Bombay Warai. Madras Shama. 



An annual grass, 2 to 3 feet high, producing many erect 

 branching culms from a single seed. The panicle becomes 

 beautifully bowed with the increasing weight of the grain. 

 This species is cultivated to some extent in many districts ; it 

 is grown in the Punjab up to the Kheri Pass ; also in Nepal 

 and Central India. 



COMPOSITION OF LITTLE MILLET. 



The nutrient-ratio is here i : 8 '4, and the nutrient-value 85. 

 Cattle are fond of the straw of this grass. 



