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Proso in a sentence
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Proso meaning
Panicum miliaceum, a grass used as a crop.
Using Proso
- The main meaning on this page is: Panicum miliaceum, a grass used as a crop.
- In the example corpus, proso often appears in combinations such as: proso millet, in proso, for proso.
Context around Proso
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Proso
- In this selection, "proso" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cultivation, consequently, total and millet stand out and add context to how "proso" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include proso millet is and content in proso millet grains. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "proso" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with proso
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This could create new markets for proso millet products in human nutrition. (12 words)
Furthermore, proso millet does not tolerate soil wetness caused by dammed-up water. (13 words)
Proso millet is an annual grass whose plants reach an average height of 100 cm (4 feet.). (17 words)
Since proso millet is compatible with low-input agriculture, cultivation on marginal soils for biofuel production could represent an important new market, such as for farmers in the High Plains of the US. (33 words)
Protein content in proso millet grains is comparable with that of wheat, but the share of essential amino acids (leucine, isoleucine and methionine) is substantially higher in proso millet. (29 words)
A recently published study suggested that starch derived from proso millet can be converted to ethanol with an only moderately lower efficiency than starch derived from corn. (27 words)
Example sentences (13)
Cultivation Proso millet is a relatively low-demanding crop and diseases are not known; consequently, proso millet is often used in organic farming systems in Europe.
Protein content in proso millet grains is comparable with that of wheat, but the share of essential amino acids (leucine, isoleucine and methionine) is substantially higher in proso millet.
About 90 percent of the total proso millet produced in the United States is grown in the states of Colorado, Nebraska and South Dakota.
Proso millet is typically planted in late May or early June and harvested in late August or early September.
A recently published study suggested that starch derived from proso millet can be converted to ethanol with an only moderately lower efficiency than starch derived from corn.
Field management Only a few diseases and pests are known to attack proso millet, but they are not economically important.
Furthermore, proso millet does not tolerate soil wetness caused by dammed-up water.
Planting proso millet in a crop rotation after maize should be avoided due to its same weed spectrum.
Proso millet is also a poor fodder due to its low leaf:stem ratio and a possible irritant effect due to its hairy stem.
Proso millet is an annual grass whose plants reach an average height of 100 cm (4 feet.).
Proso millet is highly drought-resistant, which makes it of interest to regions with low water availability and longer periods without rain.
Since proso millet is compatible with low-input agriculture, cultivation on marginal soils for biofuel production could represent an important new market, such as for farmers in the High Plains of the US.
This could create new markets for proso millet products in human nutrition.
Common combinations with proso
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- proso millet 16×
- in proso 2×
- for proso 2×