What is English name for jowar?
Which is the largest producer of Jowar in India?
Is corn and jowar same?
What is difference between Makki and jowar?
Is ragi and jowar same?
Different Types of Millets
Jowar (Sorghum) is a tropical millet, typically grown as a rain-fed crop – both – kharif and rabi. Jau (Barley) is a temperate grain crop, similar to wheat, inferior in terms of versatility for food applications, but with significant health benefits, grown mainly as a rabi crop in Northern parts of India.
Jowar is the Indian name for sorghum, a cereal grain native to Africa. Also known as white millet. Bajra is one of the most widely grown varieties of millet and also known as Black Millet or Pearl Millet.
Jowar is commonly called by various names across India- jwaarie, jowar, jola, or jondhalaa and is used to make bhakri, jowar roti, or jolada rotti. Its English name Sorghum, comes from the family it belongs to, Sorghum Vulgare.