The word millet often serves as a collective noun. These tiny cereals - powerhouse of fibre, protein, vitamins and minerals, though indigenous worldwide, being cultivated for more than 7000 years, regained their lost glory in the recent times.
The Barnyard millet (Echinochloa frumantacea) is a wild seed and not a grain, mainly grown in the hilly areas of Uttaranchal, India. The barnyard millet is the fastest growing crop, which can produce ripe grains within 45 days from the sowing time under optimal weather conditions. The other names of barnyard millet are shyama in Bengali, moraiyo in Gujarati, sanwa in Hindi, oodalu in Kannada, kuthiraivolly in Tamil and udalu in Telugu.
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