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Descriptor English: Panicum
Descriptor Spanish: Panicum
Descriptor Panicum
Entry term(s) Panicum miliaceum
Panicum miliare
Panicum virgatum
pasto varilla
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia POACEAE. Sus semillas son uno de los GRANOS COMESTIBLES que se utilizan como pienso para aves y en ganadería (ALIMENTACIÓN ANIMAL). Contiene diosgenina (SAPONINAS).
Descriptor Portuguese: Panicum
Descriptor French: Panicum
Entry term(s): Broomcorn Millet
Common Millet
Little Millet
Millet, Broomcorn
Millet, Common
Millet, Little
Millet, Proso
Millets, Proso
Panicgrass
Panicum miliaceum
Panicum miliare
Panicum virgatum
Proso Millet
Proso Millets
Switchgrass
Switchgrasses
miliaceums, Panicum
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.680
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008897
Scope note: A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is one of the EDIBLE GRAINS used in millet cereals and in feed for birds and livestock (ANIMAL FEED). It contains diosgenin (SAPONINS).
Annotation: other millet plants are available
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2003; see MILLET 1991-2002, see CEREALS 1985-1990, see GRAIN 1963-1984
History Note: 2003(1963)
DeCS ID: 9085
Unique ID: D008897
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Panicum - Preferred
Concept UI M0013893
Scope note A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is one of the EDIBLE GRAINS used in millet cereals and in feed for birds and livestock (ANIMAL FEED). It contains diosgenin (SAPONINS).
Preferred term Panicum
Entry term(s) Broomcorn Millet
Millet, Broomcorn
Panicgrass
Panicum miliare - Narrower
Concept UI M0401717
Preferred term Panicum miliare
Entry term(s) Little Millet
Millet, Little
Panicum virgatum - Narrower
Concept UI M000596918
Preferred term Panicum virgatum
Entry term(s) Switchgrass
Switchgrasses
Panicum miliaceum - Narrower
Concept UI M0401718
Preferred term Panicum miliaceum
Entry term(s) Common Millet
Millet, Common
Millet, Proso
Millets, Proso
Proso Millet
Proso Millets
miliaceums, Panicum



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