Biology:Brachiaria ramosa
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Short description: Species of grass
| Brachiaria ramosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Brachiaria |
| Species: | B. ramosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf
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Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf (browntop millet) is an annual millet grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to South Asia, where it is traditionally cultivated as a cereal crop.[1][2]
The reconstructed Proto-Dravidian name for Brachiaria ramosa is *conna-l.[3]
Other scientific names for browntop millet include Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen and Panicum ramosum (L.).
Pests
Insect pests include:[4]
- shoot flies Atherigona oryzae, Atherigona pulla, and Atherigona punctata
- caseworm Parapoynx stagnalis
- red hairy caterpillars Amsacta albistriga and Amsacta moorei
References
- ↑ FULLER, D.Q. 2006. Agricultural origins and frontiers in South Asia: a working synthesis. Journal of World Prehistory 20: 1-86.
- ↑ Fuller, Dorian Q. (2014). "Millets: Origins and Development". Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. New York, NY: Springer New York. pp. 4945–4948. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2181.
- ↑ Southworth, Franklin C. 2005. Proto-Dravidian Agriculture. Paper presented at the 7th ESCA Round Table Conference, Kyoto, June 2005.
- ↑ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
Wikidata ☰ Q10932691 entry
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