Q11: Which millet is known as King of Millets? - General Agriculture, Biology, Plant Protection & Statistics - ICAR AIEEA PG Horticulture 14 July 2023 Shift-1 Paper | Agrigyan

Agronomic titles of cereal and millet crops:

• Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is renowned as the richest calcium source among cereals.
• Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) is a prominent minor millet rich in minerals.
• Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is the most drought-tolerant cereal, sometimes called poor man's food.
• Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is universally referred to in Indian and international agronomy as the King of Millets (and camel crop due to its exceptional drought resistance).