Setaria italica - Foxtail millet

Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) is a fast-maturing, drought-tolerant annual grain crop of continental, cold semi-arid Asia, among the oldest cultivated cereals and a staple food in dry, short-season climates.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹
• Hardiness zone 12¹
• Full sun¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Herb
• Annual

Functions

• Soil stabilization¹

Footnotes

1. Setaria italica | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸