Table 1 Measurements of modern millet starch grains.

From: Morphological changes in starch grains after dehusking and grinding with stone tools

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

  1. *Annotation: “CAAS” indicates a sample provided by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.