Underutilized Crops

List of Underutilized Crops

Family: Poaceae (Gramineae)

1. Teff
2. Little Millet
3. Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum)
4. Japanese millet (Echinochloa utilis)
5. Fonio millet (Digitaria exilis) 

Family: Polygonaceae

Common name: Buckwheat

Scientific name: Fagopyrum esculentum

Family : Liliaceae

Chives, Sc. name: Allium schoenoprasum L.

Chinese chives , Sc. name: Allium tuberosumRottler ex Spreng.

Chinese onion, Sc. name : Allium chinense G. Don

Family: Araceae

Tannia/Cocoyam Sc. name: Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott.