a type of millet, Panicum miliaceum, cultivated as a cereal and forage crop, esp in Asia and N America
proso in American English
(ˈproʊsoʊ)
US
noun
millet (sense 1) millet (sense 1a)
Word origin
Russ
Examples of 'proso' in a sentence
proso
Results exhibited a differential and possible selective antiproliferative property of the proso millet.
Lizhen Zhang, Ruihai Liu, Wei Niu 2014, 'Phytochemical and Antiproliferative Activity of Proso Millet', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0104058. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The information on variability and trait-specific sources identified could potentially support proso millet improvement.
Mani Vetriventhan, Vania C.R. Azevedo, Hari D. Upadhyaya, D. Naresh 2019, 'Variability in the Global Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) Germplasm CollectionConserved at the ICRISAT Genebank', Agriculturehttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/9/5/112. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Proso millet contains high lecithin which supports the neural health system.
Saurav Das, Rituraj Khound, Meenakshi Santra, Dipak K. Santra 2019, 'Beyond Bird Feed: Proso Millet for Human Health and Environment', Agriculturehttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/9/3/64. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two experiments were conducted: a long term laboratory mineralization, and a growth chamber trial with proso millet plants.
Francisco J Calderón, Joseph Benjamin, Merle F Vigil 2015, 'A comparison of corn (Zea mays L.) residue and its biochar on soil C and plant growth.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4383588?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These results may be used to direct the consumption of proso millet with improved health properties.
Lizhen Zhang, Ruihai Liu, Wei Niu 2014, 'Phytochemical and antiproliferative activity of proso millet.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4123978?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The phytochemical content, antioxidant activity and antiproliferative properties of three diverse varieties of proso millet are reported.
Lizhen Zhang, Ruihai Liu, Wei Niu 2014, 'Phytochemical and Antiproliferative Activity of Proso Millet', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0104058. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
To overcome the challenge, unique proso millet varieties for human food and ready-to-use multiple food products must be developed.
Saurav Das, Rituraj Khound, Meenakshi Santra, Dipak K. Santra 2019, 'Beyond Bird Feed: Proso Millet for Human Health and Environment', Agriculturehttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/9/3/64. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This study investigated the effect of a proso millet extract on the inhibition of tyrosinase, a key enzyme in melanogenesis.
Wen-Ying Huang, Hui-Ju Chen, Chia-Ching Lin, Chin-Shuh Chen, Yung-Sheng Lin 2018, 'Kinetics Investigation on Mushroom Tyrosinase Inhibition of Proso Millet', Journal of Chemistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2387926. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Proso millet diversity was structured by geographical region, by country within region, and by racial group.
Mani Vetriventhan, Hari D. Upadhyaya 2018, 'Diversity and trait-specific sources for productivity and nutritional traits in theglobal proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) germplasm collection', Crop Journalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221451411830059X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These results are anticipated to provide useful information on the development of proso millet-based functional food.
Ruiling Shen, Yuling Ma, Longbo Jiang, Jilin Dong, Yingying Zhu, Guixing Ren 2018, 'Chemical composition, antioxidant, and antiproliferative activities of nine Chineseproso millet varieties', Food and Agricultural Immunologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540105.2018.1428283. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)