Kodo Millet

Overview

Paspalum scrobiculatum L. is an accepted annual or perennial grass in the family Poaceae. Kew records it primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Lot Identity

Kodo Millet is the commercial name in the current stock sheet. The botanical identity follows that established crop name, but cultivar and batch provenance are not independently certified.

Growing Context

Sow in warm conditions in a prepared seedbed. Maintain even moisture during establishment and select spacing for the intended grain or collection trial.

Important

Seed performance depends on batch condition, storage, local climate and care. Check local planting, invasive-species and import rules before ordering.

Botanical reference: Paspalum scrobiculatum at Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Illustrative species image: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; not a photograph of the supplied batch.