Names
Scientific
Echinochloa esculenta
English
Japanese barnyard millet
Japanese millet
Dutch
Japanse gierst
Spanish
Mijo japonés
French
Millet Japonais
German
Japanische Hirse
Taxonomy
Genus
Echinochloa
Family
Poaceae
Order
Poales
Did you know that?
Several small grain cereals are all known by the name “Millet” but are actually different crop species.
Crop categories
Cereals
Food crops
Temperate crops
Forage and fodder crops