The millet that I have chosen to use is pearl millet. Which is also called cattail millet, bullrush, millet, candle millet, and penicillaria. Pearl millet is generally used as a temporary summer pasture crop or in some areas as a food crop. It is a tall, erect, annual bunchgrass growing from 6-15 ft in height. It is particularly well adapted to nutrient-poor, sandy soils in low rainfall areas.
Stems are pithy and leaves are long-pointed with finely serrated margins.
The mature panicle is brownish in color, and spiklets are borne in fascicles of two, surrounded by a cluster of bristles. Each spiklet has two florets, one of which is generally staminate. Pearl millets are generally cross-pollinated. Several varieties and hybrids have been developed. Uses of pearl millet include hay, pasture, silage, seed crops, and food.