All seeds are grains, but every grain does not make a seed!

There is an old wisdom shared in almost all languages of the subcontinent – that all seeds are grains but not all grains can qualify to be used as seeds. Recently grains of 6 different millet varieties were processed at the Earth360 facility in Kadiri, A.P.. While part of the size based selection is done using a grader, the larger & heavier grains (the images in the left hand side column) are selected for seeds using multiple passes in a destoner. The remaining material (the images in the right hand side column) shall be collected and used for other purposes, including for processing to human edible forms.

Red foxtail millet seeds

Red foxtail millet grains, but not seed quality

Proso millet seeds

Proso millet grains, but not seed quality

Little millet seeds

Little millet grains, but not seed quality

Kodo millet seeds

Kodo millet grains, but not seed quality

Foxtail millet seeds

Foxtail millet grains, but not seed quality

Barnyard – millet seeds

Barnyard millet grains, but not seed quality

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