Abstract
Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) is a member of the Poaceae grasses that was initially domesticated from the wild species of S. viridis in Northern China over 8700 years ago (Barton et al., 2009). Foxtail millet is distributed in natural and agricultural ecosystems worldwide, and it is grown as a cereal crop for both human food and fodder (Bettinger et al., 2010). With excellent characteristics such as short stature, short growing season, self-pollination, drought resistance, and high light efficiency, millet is favored as an important crop in the semi-arid tropical area, and regarded as a great model for all types of plant research (Doust et al., 2009), especially the studies of C4 photosynthesis (Li and Brutnell, 2011).
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