Table 1.
Measurements of modern millet starch grains.
| Lab No. | Name | Latin name | Weight (gram) | Place of origin (province) | Sample source* | mean size (um) | minimum size (um) | maximum size (um) | size >14 um (n) | Total (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Qimengkelake | Setaria italica | 9.5 | Xinjiang | CAAS | 9.7 ± 2.0 | 5.1 | 16.4 | 2 | 124 |
| B | Gouzhuagu | Setaria italica | 11.7 | Hebei | CAAS | 9.0 ± 2.4 | 5.1 | 17.2 | 7 | 197 |
| C | Maomaodouzhimaliang | Setaria italica | 5.9 | Shanxi | CAAS | 9.8 ± 1.7 | 5.8 | 15.0 | 2 | 179 |
| D | Kaoshanmen | Setaria italica | 21.5 | Jiangsu | CAAS | 10.6 ± 2.4 | 5.9 | 18.0 | 12 | 142 |
| E | Zhushusu | Setaria italica | 10.2 | Heilongjiang | CAAS | 9.2 ± 2.0 | 5.1 | 15.0 | 2 | 149 |
| F | Mingu | Setaria italica | 16.6 | Fujian | CAAS | 10.2 ± 2.2 | 5.6 | 17.7 | 7 | 114 |
| G | Yugu | Setaria italica | 24.6 | Henan | CAAS | 10.3 ± 2.6 | 5.3 | 19.8 | 11 | 145 |
| H | Qutangxiaomi | Setaria italica | 26.6 | Guangxi | CAAS | 10.3 ± 2.2 | 5.0 | 15.7 | 4 | 146 |
| I | Huangkegouweisu | Setaria italica | 21.7 | Hainan | CAAS | 9.9 ± 1.8 | 6.1 | 16.0 | 3 | 132 |
| J | Zheng No. 468 | Setaria italica | 17.3 | Henan | CAAS | 11.1 ± 2.4 | 5.4 | 18.0 | 15 | 131 |
| K | Shaonong No. 11 | Setaria italica | 12.0 | Inner Mongolia | CAAS | 12.2 ± 2.4 | 7.0 | 18.0 | 11 | 136 |
| L | Baigu | Setaria italica | 12.8 | Tibet | CAAS | 10.3 ± 3.1 | 5.1 | 18.9 | 16 | 109 |
| M | Jishu No. 1 | Panicum miliaceum | 13.4 | Hebei | Near Cishan site | 6.8 ± 1.9 | 5.3 | 13.1 | 0 | 143 |
| N | Jinshu No. 4 | Panicum miliaceum | 10.6 | Shanxi | CAAS | 7.1 ± 1.6 | 5.1 | 12.4 | 0 | 123 |
| O | Jinsegouweicao | Setaria glauca | 4.6 | Beijing | Near CAAS | 6.8 ± 1.1 | 5.1 | 9.2 | 0 | 101 |
| P | Judagouweicao | Setaria viridis | 9.7 | Hebei | Near Cishan site | 6.5 ± 0.9 | 5.2 | 9.8 | 0 | 113 |
| Q | Zhouyegouweicao | Setaria plicata | 10.3 | Zhejiang | Near Shangshan site | 6.7 ± 1.2 | 5.4 | 9.9 | 0 | 134 |
*Annotation: “CAAS” indicates a sample provided by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.