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[[File:Pennisetum glaucum (4657009324).jpg |thumb|right|'''Pennisetum glaucum''']]
'''Pennisetum glaucum''' (Pearl millet) is the most widely grown type of millet. It has been grown in Africa and the Indian subcontinent since prehistoric times. The center of diversity, and suggested area of domestication, for the crop is in the Sahel zone of West Africa. Recent archaeobotanical research has confirmed the presence of domesticated pearl millet on the Sahel zone of northern Mali between 2500 and 2000 BC.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Tonic}}, {{Uses|Heart diseases}}.
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಸಜ್ಜೆ / ಕಂಬು Sajje/kambu|ml=Kambam|sa=|ta=கம்பு Kambu |te=సజ్జలు sajjaluSajjalu|hi=बाजरा Bajra|en=Candle millet, Dark millet}}
==Properties==
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|ovoidOvoid|3 – 4 mm length|White, Pale yellow, Brown, Grey, Slate blue or Purple.|1000-seed more}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Pearl millet is well adapted to growing areas characterized by drought, low soil fertility, and high temperature. It performs well in soils with high salinity or low pH. Because of its tolerance to difficult growing conditions.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==External Links==
* [https://books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/reader/download/180/180-30-76304-1-10-20161130.pdf Pennisetum glaucumon books.information]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Poaceae]]
