DRY-LAND CROPS 



distinguished from Black-hulled White 

 Kaffir corn by its much better growth, 

 longer internodes (with space between 

 the joints of the stem), and larger and 

 lighter colored, yellowish leaves. 



The durra group comprises Milo, 

 white durra ("Jerusalem Corn," "Rice 

 Corn," "White Egyptian Corn") and 

 brown durra ("Brown Egyptian 

 Corn"). The durras are characterized 

 by dry and rather pithy stems and large, 

 oval or egg-shaped, mostly pendent 

 ("goose-hecked") heads. The number 

 of leaves on each stalk is only 8 to 10 on 

 the average. This scanty foliage and the 

 pithy stem make them (the durras) of 

 little value for forage in comparison with 

 the Kaffirs and Sorgus. However, the 

 seeds of the durras are larger than the 

 latter. The best known of this group is 

 milo, first known as "Yellow Millo 

 Maize." The adjective "yellow" was 

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