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Pearl millet

Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, commonly known as the synonym Pennisetum glaucum) is the most widely grown type of millet. It has been grown in Africa and the Indian subcontinent since prehistoric times. The center of diversity and suggested area of domestication for the crop is in the Sahel zone of West Africa.

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Cultivation

BCEDroughtCerealWheatAnoecia corni
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Culinary use

BhakriTamilRajasthani cuisineFlatbreadsKadhi
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MilletAfricaIndian subcontinentDomesticationSahel
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Pearl millet

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Pearl millet

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related to Culinary use · 17
Pearl millet → Burukutu, Burundi, Ethiopia, Flatbreads, Gruel/porridge, In Africa, In Namibia, In Rajasthani, It, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Pearl, Tamil, The, Togo, Tropical African
related to Cultivation · 13
Pearl millet → Africa, BCE, Because, China, India, It, Mali, Pearl, Recent, Russia, Sahel, The, The Sahel
related to Gallery · 6
Pearl millet → Agronomist, India, NamibiaFlour, NamibiaMahangu, TanzaniaPearl, ZimbabweMahangu
related to Research and development · 4
Pearl millet → Africa, Asia, Recently, To
related to Description · 3
Pearl millet → Pearl, The, These
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Pearl millet → food widely used in Borno state and its surrounding states, summer annual crop well-suited for double cropping and rotations

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Pearl milletis asummer annual crop well-suited for double cropping and rotations0.90text
Pearl milletis afood widely used in Borno state and its surrounding states0.90text
Nigeriainstance ofbeverage is often produced in Tropical African countries0.80text
Togoinstance ofbeverage is often produced in Tropical African countries0.80text
Kenyainstance ofbeverage is often produced in Tropical African countries0.80text
Ethiopiainstance ofbeverage is often produced in Tropical African countries0.80text
and Burundi as one of the major traditionalinstance ofbeverage is often produced in Tropical African countries0.80text
local alcoholic drinks.Around the worldIndiaIndia is the largest producer of pearl milletinstance ofbeverage is often produced in Tropical African countries0.80text
maizeinstance ofunpredictable climate of this area it grows better than alternatives0.80text
Pearl milletrelated to Culinary usePearl0.60section
Pearl milletrelated to Culinary useIt0.60section
Pearl milletrelated to Culinary useTamil0.60section

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