Echinochloa esculenta

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Flower name
Echinochloa esculenta
Scientific name
Echinochloa esculenta
AliasJapanese barnyard millet
Place of originChina and Japan
Place of floweringField
Flowering seasonJuly, August, September

What is Echinochloa esculenta

Echinochloa esculenta or Japanese millet (scientific name: Echinochloa esculenta) is an annual herbaceous plant of the genus Echinochloa cultivated in China and Japan. It is cultivated for its seeds for food and its stems and leaves for animal feed, but is disliked by rice farmers as a weed in the rice paddies that negatively affects the rice plants.

Common name: Echinochloa esculenta or Japanese millet, scientific name: Echinochloa esculenta, origin: China, Japan, environment: field, grass: 100 to 200 Leaf length: 50-70 cm, leaf width: 3 cm, inflorescence: alternate, flowering: July-September, inflorescence length: 10-30 cm, inflorescence shape: cylindrical, ear color: green to yellow, sowing: May-June, harvest time: late September-October, emergence time: May-September, fruit type: tuber, fruit color: yellowish brown, use: cereal grain Use: Miscellaneous grains, Use site: Fruit.