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Coix lacryma-jobi
Synonyms:

Common Name(s): Job`s-tears; adlay; millet
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Annual
Invasiveness:
Growing Days:
Temperature:
Abs.Max=82° (F)    
Abs.Min=50° (F)
Precipitation: 24 to 169 (in.)
Winter Minimum:
Soil pH: 4.5 to 8.4
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Soil Drainage:
Photoperiod Response:
Light Intensity:
Comments:
Naturalized in tropics; cultivated in paleotropics. An annual in temperate zones. Perennial in frost-free areas.
Diseases:
No diseases found for the ten pathogens searched.
Uses:
Environ. - ornamental, Animal Food - birdseed, Food - bev base, Material - lipids, Medicinal - folklore
Woodiness:

Climate:

Geographical Origin:
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Cultivated, Naturalized elsewhere, China
 
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