Heading 1008 : Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals.
(A) BUCKWHEAT, MILLET AND CANARY SEED This group covers : (1) Buckwheat. This cereal, also known as black wheat, belongs to the Polygonaceae family, quite different from the Gramineae family which includes most other cereals. (2) Millet, a round grain, pale-yellow in colour. It includes the following species : Setaria spp., Pennisetum spp., Echinochloa spp., Eleusine spp. (including Eleusine coracana (Coracan)), Panicum spp., Digitaria sanguinalis and Eragrostis tef. (3) Canary seed, a shining straw coloured seed, elongated and pointed at both ends. (B) OTHER CEREALS This group includes certain hybrid grains, e.g., triticale, a cross between wheat and rye.
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