Kodo(a) Millet, Ditch Millet, Scrobic Millet, Ricegrass
Hegari—see2A, “Sorghum”
Hungry RiceDigitaria exilis (D. iburua—white-seeded form). Fonio, Fundi, Acha
Job’s TearsCoix lacryma-jobi. Adlay (Millet). Larmes de Job (French); Hiobsträne
(German); Juzudama (Japanese); Lágrimas de Job (Spanish), Lágrimas de San Pedro
(Spanish)
Jungle RiceEchinochloa colona. Shama Millet
Kafir CornSorghum caffrorum. Sorgo Kafir (Spanish)
Kaniwa Chenopodium pallidicaule Canihua, Kuimi (Bolivia), Millmi (Bolivia),
Ccañihua (Peru)
KaoliangSorghum nervosum. Chinese Sorghum, Brown-seeded Sorghum.
Kiwacha Amaranthus caudatus
Kodo (Koda) MilletPaspalum scrobiculatum
MaizeZea mays—see2A
Mands Forage Plant Pennisetum typhoides. Pearl or Bulrush Millet—see 2A
Millets — see 2A for local and botanical names of the various millet species.
MiloSorghum subglabrescens. Sorghum—see 2A
OatsAvena sativa. Yellow or White Oats—see 2A
Perennial Buckwheat Fagopyrum cymosum
RiceOryza sativa—see2A
RyeSecale cereale—see2A
Sanwa Millet Echinochloa frumentacea (Syn.Panicum frumentaceum)—see2A
ShalluSorghum roxburghii. Indian Sorghum, Popping Sorghum. Shaaru (Japan)
SorghumSorghum bicolor (Syn.S. vulgare)—see2A
SpeltTriticum spelta. Espelta (Portuguese)
Tartary BuckwheatFagopyrum taricum Green Buckwheat, India Wheat.
TeffEragrostis tef (formerlyE. abyssinica)—see2A
TeosinteEuchlaena mexicana (Syn.Zea mays sspmexicana)
Nobogame Teosinte, Rayana Grass, Maíz Silvestre (Spanish)
TriticaleTriticosecale Triticum X Secale—see2A, “Rye”
WheatTriticum aestivum (Syn.T. sativum, T. vulgare)—see2A
White DurraSorghum cernuum. Jerusalem Durra, Egyptian Millet, Indian Grain s.
Oats—see2A
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Japanese Barnyard Millet Echinochloa frumentacea (Syn.Panicum frumentaceum)
Red Oats Avena byzantina Avoine Byzantine (French), Aveia Amarela (Portuguese),
Avena Roja (Spanish), Mittelmeerhafer (German)
Ku Chiao Mai (Chinese), Ku Qiao (Chinese); Sarrasin de Tartarie (French); Tatarischer
Buchweizen (German); Alforfón de Tartaria (Spanish)
Central Plateau Teosinte, Chalco Teosinte, Durango Teosinte, Mexican Teosinte,
Wild Rice Zizania aquatica. American Wild Rice, Canda Rice, Indian Rice, Water
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Haraka Millet Paspalum scrobiculatum (Syn.P. commersonii, P. polystachyum).
QuinoaChenopodium quinoaQuingua. Petit riz, Riz du Pérou (French), Reismelde
(German); Arroz del Perú, Quinua (Spanish).