Pennisetum
"Pennisetum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is one of the millets used in CEREALS. It contains vitexin. The common name of buffelgrass is also used for CENCHRUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D031782
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.822.755
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| Concept/Terms |
Pennisetum- Pennisetum
- Pennisetums
- Bajra
- Bajras
- Millet, Pearl
- Millets, Pearl
- Pearl Millet
- Pearl Millets
- Fountaingrass
- Fountaingrasses
- Grass, Fountain
- Fountain Grass
- Fountain Grasses
- Grasses, Fountain
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pennisetum" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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De Groote H, Kariuki SW, Traore D, Taylor JR, Ferruzzi MG, Hamaker BR. Measuring consumers' interest in instant fortified pearl millet products: a field experiment in Touba, Senegal. J Sci Food Agric. 2018 Apr; 98(6):2320-2331.