Did you know that Kodo Millete with botanical name pasapalum scobiculatum is an annual grass cultivated in the plains of India mostly in Deccan for its grains whose newly gathered grains with husks are poisonous and are used only after removing the husk?
Kodo Millete (pasapalum scobiculatum) Did you know that Kodo Millete with botanical name pasapalum scobiculatum is an annual grass cultivated in the plains of India mostly in Deccan for its grains whose newly gathered grains with husks are poisonous and are used only after removing the husk? Kodo Millete with the botanical name pasapalum scobiculatum in the family of Poaceae, is a monocot tufted annual or perennial grass that grows up to 150 cm tall. It is also known as cow grass, rice grass, ditch millet, Native Paspalum, or Indian Crown Grass. Mostly cultivated in the plains of India since ancient times, for its grains; newly gathered grains with husks are poisonous; husks are removed prior to use or powdering. The millet is certainly superior to rice, gluten free and rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals. It has large potential to provide nourishing food to subsistence farmers. In Indian vernaular languages, Kodo Millete plant is known a...
