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Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br., (weed type)
= P. sieberanum (Schlecht.) Stapf et Hubb.
= P. stenostachyum (A. Br. et Bouch?) Stapf et Hubb. |
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Zarma name: sunu |
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Weedy pearl millet that produces edible grain. |
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Uses: |
Food (grain), fodder (whole plant), material (culm) |
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Notes: |
A weedy genotype of the cultivated pearl millet that arise from sown seed of the crop. "Sunuri" in Fulbe, "shibra" in Hausa. The grain is usually regarded a womenfs property. The culm is used to make storehouse underlay or poultry shed.
For the genetic basis of the difference between the crop and weedy types, see Miura & Terauchi (2005) Molecular Ecology 14: 1251-1261. |
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