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Botanical Studies

Table 1 Millet seed features

From: Broomcorn and foxtail millet were cultivated in Taiwan about 5000 years ago

 

Angle (°)

Depth (%)

Width (%)

Broomcorn millet

 Ancient

111.6 ± 11.3

37 ± 6

53 ± 7

 Modern

96.5 ± 25.8

43 ± 8

48 ± 5

Foxtail millet

 Ancient

88.8 ± 25.6

66 ± 7

31 ± 6

 Modern

72.6 ± 22.9

55 ± 11

33 ± 7

  1. The angle, depth percentage and width percentage of the embryo notch for modern and ancient carbonized seeds of broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) and foxtail millet (Setaria italica). Thirty seeds each kind were used for measurement
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