Called “foxtail” in GBIF
Setaria is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Latin word seta, meaning "bristle" or "hair", which refers to the bristly spikelets.
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1 articleIf you've ever wondered why some grain crops thrive when planted a few weeks earlier or later in ...
The dense mat of microbes touching a plant's roots, not just the soil nearby, may be the real lev...
Foxtail millet feeds millions across Asia and Africa on land too poor for other crops, and a stoc...
The birdseed millet in your feeder and the drought-tough grains gaining attention as climate-resi...
The tomato plant that wilts a little when the afternoon sun hits it full-on is actually running a...
Foxtail millet — the drought-tough ancient grain making a quiet comeback in heritage seed catalog...
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Scientists discovered a gene called SGD1 in foxtail millet that acts like a quality-control tag, controlling when the plant flowers and how much grain it produces by degrading another key protein. This gives breeders a precise genetic target to fine-tune crop timing and yield for different climates.
The birdseed millet in your feeder and the drought-tough grains gaining attention as climate-resilient crops both owe their...
The tomato plant that wilts a little when the afternoon sun hits it full-on is actually running a rapid internal repair...
The dense mat of microbes touching a plant's roots, not just the soil nearby, may be the real lever for growing bigger,...
Foxtail millet feeds millions across Asia and Africa on land too poor for other crops, and a stockier version that doesn't...
Foxtail millet — the drought-tough ancient grain making a quiet comeback in heritage seed catalogs — just got a genetic...
Finger millet, foxtail millet, and their relatives have fed dry-land farmers for millennia — and the stress-survival genes...