Cultivation
Panicum miliaceum L.
Millet is used in livestock production as grain, green fodder, hay, and silage, characterized by high energy value and adaptability. The crop is valuable due to the presence of essential amino acids and vitamins, outperforming oats and corn in several indicators.
In the reference 19 varieties crop Proso millet, where this is mentioned in the description.
Millet is used in the form of whole or ground grain, as well as green mass, hay, and silage. Millet grain is rich in lysine, tryptophan, methionine, and B-group vitamins, which increases its value for poultry and pig farming. The digestibility of nutrients in ground grain reaches 80%, and in terms of its energy value, it is close to corn.
As green fodder and hay, millet is valued for its tender mass and ability to retain nutrients when harvested at the waxy ripeness stage. Due to its drought resistance and short growing season, millet is a versatile insurance crop for stubble sowing and the "green conveyor," although cases of animal poisoning are possible when grazing sheep in autumn on immature crops.
General information about the subject — on the page Forage purpose.
Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.
Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet
Yehorov Dmytro Kostiantynovych, Horlachova Olha Vikentiivna, Ponomarenko Nadiia Serhiivna, Horbachova Svitlana Mykolaivna,
Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet
Sheliakina Tetiana Anatoliivna, Biriukova Olha Volodymyrivna, Horlachova Olha Vikentiivna, Ponomarenko Nadiia Serhiivna, Horbachova Svitlana Mykolaivna,
Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet
Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet
Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet