Proso

Proso millet (Panicum milliaceum) (also known as common millet, broom corn, hog millet or white millet) is a grain that has been cultivated for thousands of years in Eastern Asia and Russia. It is still extensively cultivated in India, Russia, the Middle East, Turkey and Romania. In the USA proso is mainly grown for birdfood.

Proso is well adapted to many soil and climatic conditions; it has a short growing season, and needs little water. The water requirement of proso is probably the lowest of any cereal. The plants reach an average height of 100 cm. The seeds are small (2-3 mm) and can be cream, yellow, orange-red, or brown in colour.