Japanese millet Beauty

The «BEAUTY» piza variety consists of an erect bush with four to ten stems, each round-flat with a leaf density of 62–67%. The leaves are lanceolate, and the panicle is semi-hanging: loose at the base and denser in the upper part, 13–17 cm long. Before ripening, it acquires an anthocyanin color.

The panicles of the variety are oval-elongated and awnless; the chaff of the panicle parts is gray or cream-gray. The grain is semi-round, grayish-green; the mass of 1000 seeds is 3.0–3.2 g. Plant height reaches 102–112 cm.

The vegetative period from germination to the first cut lasts 49–57 days, and to full ripening – 96–103 days. The piza «BEAUTY» is characterized by good drought resistance and provides an average yield of dry matter of 154 c/ha and seeds – 25.7 c/ha.