Noxious Weeds Profile - Proso Millet, black seeded

• Ontario Weeds Act - noxious
• Other provinces - no
• Canadian Federal Seeds Act - Class 5
• U.S. Federal Noxious Weed - no
• U.S. Noxious State Reg - 3 states (including Minn)

• Pub 505 - no
• NE Weeds - no
• Canadian Poison Plant - not listed
• Cornell Poison Plant - not listed

• Found in many localized areas across southern Ontario. Especially in Huron, Perth and Waterloo counties. Most commonly found in row crops such as beans or corn.

• Annual

• Seeds

• While more difficult to control than most annual grasses, there are several in crop herbicides to control millet. Crop rotation to cereals or forages helps to control this weed.

• Germinates throughout the season.

• Ontario Weed Gallery: Proso Millet
• Ontario Vegetation Management Association