Brachiaria ramosa
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]
| Brachiaria ramosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Brachiaria |
| Species: | B. ramosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf | |
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.
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