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Food-Grains of India. 



Little Millet. 

 Panicum miliare, Lam. 



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



Hind. — Kutki, Gundli. Tamil— Q\i.i.\a&\. 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. 



