Proso Millet

Proso millet is important minor millet grown in India. The crop is able to evade drought by its quick maturity. Being a short duration crop (60 -90 days) with relatively low water requirement, this escapes drought period and, therefore, offers better prospects for intensive cultivation in dry land areas. Under unirrigated conditions, proso millet is generally grown during kharif season but in areas where irrigation facilities are available, this is profitably grown as summer catch crop in high intensity rotations.

Origin and History: Proso millet probably originated in India. It spread from India to other cheena growing parts of the world. It might have originated for Panicum psilopodium which is found in its wild state in Burma, India and Malaysia.