Common Name: Channel Millet

General Information

Channel millet is a robust, clump-forming, annual grass with rather stout culms growing 1 - 2 metres or more tall[].
The plant has been recommended as a potential grain crop for arid areas[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Australia - New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory.

Habitat

Seasonally flooded, heavy clay soils at elevations from 100 - 200 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Annual
Height	1.50 m
Cultivation Status	Cultivated

Cultivation Details

A plant of the dry, lowland tropics to subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 200 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 30°c, but can tolerate 15 - 35°c[]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 300 - 375mm, but tolerates 250 - 2,000mm[].
Requires a sunny position[]. Succeeds in shallow, preferably fertile, soils[]. Plants are not very tolerant of drought[]. Prefers a pH in the range 7 - 8, tolerating 6.5 - 8.5[].
The seed will not sprout unless there has been heavy rain and the soil has been flooded. It is then able to grow to maturity and ripen a seed crop even if there is no more rain[, ].

Edible Uses

Seed - cooked[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - it will not germinate until the soil in which it is found has been flooded[].

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