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Courtesy: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Misc. Publ. No. 200. Washington, DC.

Foxtail millet is an annual grass that grows to 5 feet under the best conditions (2, 3, 8). There are a number of varieties - each with slightly different characteristics (3) - of which about 10 are grown in the US (1). Foxtail millet stems are slim and leafy,(1, 3, 6, 8) and are topped by a bristly panicle between 2 and 12 inches long (6, 8). The small convex seeds measure about 2 mm in diameter, weigh 500,000 seeds/kg, are encased in a thin hull, and their color is dependant upon the variety (1, 2, 6, 8).

Select from the following links for more information on Foxtail Millet anatomy:

• Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses
• Panicle Image from GRIN.
• Spikelets Image from GRIN.
• Foxtail Millet Characteristics from PLANTS Database.
• Plant Ontology Structure and Definitions
• Plant Ontology at Gramene
• Plant Ontology Consortium (POC)
• Anatomy of a Grass Plant
• Grass Structures
• Plant Reproductive Anatomy - with a section on Monocot anatomy
• Monocot leaf anatomy and physiology
• Texas Grasses

References:

1. Baker, R. D., (2003) Millet Production (Guide A-414) [PDF], New Mexico State University
2. Baltensperger, D.D. 2002. Progress with proso, pearl and other millet
3. Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Purdue University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Foxtail Millet data 1/31/2006
4. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), Research & Impact: Areas of Research:Millet
5. *FAOSTAT 2005 Data
6. Hungarian grass. (n.d.) Wikipedia.org. (2005). Retrieved March 30 2006 from http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Hungarian+grass The Free Dictionary
7. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) data, Retrieved [3/30/2006], from ITIS.
8. Oelke, E.A., Oplinger, E.S., Putnam, D.H., Durgan, B.R., Doll, J.D. and Undersander, D.J. (1990) Millets, in Alternative Field Crops Manual
9. Railey, Karen. Whole Grains: Millet
10. Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture. Crops: Millet: What is Millet?
11. Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture. Crops: Millet: Pearl Millet
12. UK CropNet, data 02-Nov-2005
13. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33817 (30 March 2006)
14. USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
15. Wikipedia contributors, 'Millet', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 3 April 2006, 15:43 UTC, [accessed 3 April 2006]
16. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), Research & Impact: Areas of Research: MilletResearch & Impact: Areas of Research: Millet