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Agriculture · Q919

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 919

Q919

Echinochloa frumentacea L. is the scientific name of

A.
Gram
B.
Linseed
C.
Sawa millet
Answer
D.
Jute

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Echinochloa frumentacea is the scientific name of sawa millet or shyamak.
It is also known as vrat ke chawal in Hindi, oodalu in kanadda, shyamak or shyama chal in Bangla, Jhangora in Garhwal, Bhagar in Marathi, samo or morio in Gujarati, kuthiraivaali in Tamil.
This millet is widely grown as a cereal in India, Pakistan and Nepal.