AFRICAN CEREALS

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)

Sorghum occurs in several varieties as shown below

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Millet

  • Utricles: Finger (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.),   Proso (Panicum miliaceum   (L.)) , Foxtail (Setaria italica (L.) P.Beauv.)
  • Caryopses: Pearl (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.), Fonio (Digitaria exilis (Kippist)   Stapf),   and   Teff (Eragrostis   tef   (Zucc.) Trotter)

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