Left and center are two diff varieties of proso millet. The right one is foxtail millet.
Dipak -----Original Message----- From: Don Osborn via Collab <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 3, 2026 9:04 AM To: Gary Wietgrefe <[email protected]> Cc: NAMA's Collab list <[email protected]>; Don Osborn <[email protected]> Subject: [Collab] Re: Quiz: Identifying millets in an image Caution: Non-NU Email Thanks, Gary, for your reply. I realize that I should have put something in this image to give the scale. The image is not that close up. Also, these are of millets packaged in the US under a Chinese label. I apologize fot the third one being a bit out of focus. I took several images of three packages in a store on an iPhone camera (they're tolerant of me taking pictures of items), and had to work with the angle to avoid casting a shadow from the overhead lights, and minimize the reflection off the wrinkles in the cellophane packaging. A consequence is that the third package (with the smaller grains) was on the edge of focus - and I didn't realize it at the time. Attached is the full photo, at 33% since the original is 6 mb (a bit large to dump in folks' inboxes). I can send the original offlist to you or anyone who might want to examine more closely. Btw, the previous composite image was made with sections from the 100% original. DO, EL, MI, US NAMA On Sat, May 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM Gary Wietgrefe <[email protected]> wrote: > Good quiz. I only have been eating proso and the germ is lighter color > and hulled seed more round and whitish yellow. No samples are pearl or finger. > My guess is that the left and center are two varieties of foxtail and > the right (blurry sample) is smaller seed and likely little millet. > Thanks for the opportunity....Gary Wietgrefe > > On Sat, May 2, 2026 at 12:17 PM Don Osborn via Collab < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Attached is an image with details from a photo of three different >> packages of millets. Can you identify the millets in the left, >> center, and right of the image? >> >> Hint #1: There are only two species of millet involved. >> >> Hint #2: One of those species is present in two distinct varieties. >> (You are not asked to make that distinction.) >> >> I'll follow with another hint later, and then share the original >> photo and details. >> >> Motive for this: I'd like to get some unbiased takes on their identity. >> >> TIA, >> >> Don Osborn, PhD >> (East Lansing, MI, US) >> North American Millets Alliance >> >> >> -- >> Collab mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe >> send an email to [email protected] >> > > > -- > Author, Gary W. Wietgrefe, > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.RelatingtoAncients.com/__;!!Pv > XuogZ4sRB2p-tU!DLm7oUNT6DGeWI5kVCp0FWO3k5hVj9AbtQcxdxzNxQtYYgu_dTQnCCE > SB_RhSBmJkk0wd1SB5nVHalZGwoL2R9peFQX-Ow$ > Enjoy Wietgrefe's (pronounced "wit' grif") dozen books, patents, and > international research on millets, agronomy, cultural changes, travel > adventure, poetry, and history. > -- Collab mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
