Of historical interest, here's an early USDA pamphlet on pearl millet:

"Pearl millet," by Carleton R. Ball, USDA Farmers' Bulletin No. 168, Washington, Government Printing Office, 1903. (16 pages)
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc85560/

The focus is on pearl millet as a fodder crop.


Don Osborn, PhD
(East Lansing, MI, US)
North American Millets Alliance