WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As minor grain crops, millets have received particular attention in China because both foxtail millet (Setaria italica L. Beauv.) and broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) were domesticated in northern China where they became the dominant traditional grain crops (2–7).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Peiligang Culture (9000-7000 cal. yr BP) in the Middle Yellow River region, North China, has long been considered representative of millet farming. It is still unclear, however, if broomcorn millet or foxtail millet was the first species domesticated during the Peiligang Culture.

Detailed explanation-3: -In addition to their use in the manufacture of liquors, animal feed and other industrial applications, they continued to be consumed by people who couldn’t afford wheat or rice. Having had that bowl of millet porridge, I could see why coarse grains used to be the food of last resort for people in China.

Detailed explanation-4: -Millets are traditional grains, grown and consumed in the Indian subcontinent from the past more than 5000 years. Millets are small-grained, annual, warm-weather cereals belonging to grass family.

Detailed explanation-5: -Abstract. The origin of millet from Neolithic China has generally been accepted, but it remains unknown whether common millet (Panicum miliaceum) or foxtail millet (Setaria italica) was the first species domesticated.