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Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf

Brachiaria ramosa

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Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf (browntop millet) is an annual millet grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to South Asia, where it is traditionally cultivated as a cereal crop.[1][2]

The reconstructed Proto-Dravidian name for Brachiaria ramosa is *conna-l.[3]

Other scientific names for browntop millet include Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen and Panicum ramosum (L.).

Pests

Insect pests include:[4]

References

  1. ^ FULLER, D.Q. 2006. Agricultural origins and frontiers in South Asia: a working synthesis. Journal of World Prehistory 20: 1-86.
  2. ^ Fuller, Dorian Q. (2014). "Millets: Origins and Development". Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. New York, NY: Springer New York. pp. 4945–4948. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2181.
  3. ^ Southworth, Franklin C. 2005. Proto-Dravidian Agriculture. Paper presented at the 7th ESCA Round Table Conference, Kyoto, June 2005.
  4. ^ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
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Brachiaria ramosa: Brief Summary

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Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf (browntop millet) is an annual millet grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to South Asia, where it is traditionally cultivated as a cereal crop.

The reconstructed Proto-Dravidian name for Brachiaria ramosa is *conna-l.

Other scientific names for browntop millet include Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen and Panicum ramosum (L.).

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