The following HTML text is provided to enhance online
readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML.
Please use the page image
as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy.
Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I, Grains
Eragrostis pilosa. Grains harvested regularly in East Africa.
Eragrostis tremula. Tropical Africa and South Asia. Grains used as famine food.
Setaria sphacelata. Eastern South Africa, South Cape, Botswana, Namibia. Perennial, robust, usually tufted grass. Of much economic importance. Different varieties or ecotypes have various uses: for hay and silage; for silage only; or just for grazing. Seeds eaten as famine food.
