Results of hybridization of common proso millet based on crossbreeding of local and foreign varieties

Abstract

Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) is one of the oldest crops used by humans as food. It is a cereal plant belonging to the Poaceae family [1].

The origins of proso millet are linked to the early stages of agriculture. Proso millet was first cultivated approximately 7,000 years ago in China and the Caucasus [2]. Proso millet was an important element of ancient civilizations such as the Egyptian and Mediterranean [3]. In ancient times, it was widely used as a primary food source for many peoples. The process of proso millet domestication represents an evolutionary process through which the wild species of proso millet (became cultivated and grown by humans to meet their nutritional needs) began to be cultivated.