金软黍是阳曲县大盂公社金家岗大队农科组在省生物所谷子组协助下,1970年从农家品种“照里头”天然变异株选育而成的。1979年经阳曲县科委、太原市科委、太原市农委、省生物所等单位共同评议鉴定,定名为“金软黍”,获太原市科技成果一等奖。现已在本省及甘肃、吉林、辽宁、河北等地推广。“金软黍”为圆锥花序,主穗轴弯曲,穗分枝向一侧倾斜。适应性强,生长旺,一般有效分蘖3—9个,最多达27个;根系发达,秆硬抗倒;早熟高产,比照里头增产5.4％;穗大而松散,米色金黄,品质好,粘度大;生育期95—105天,株高75—157厘米,千粒重7.2—8.1克,出米率 Golden soft millet millet Milky Way Commune, Yangqu County, Agricultural Science Group, with the help of the Provincial Institute of Entomology Millet, in 1970 from the farm variety “according to the first” natural mutation breeding. In 1979 by Yangqu County Science and Technology Commission, Taiyuan City Science Committee, Taiyuan Agriculture Committee, Provincial Institute of Biology and other units jointly appraisal, named as “golden soft millet” won the first prize of scientific and technological achievements in Taiyuan. Now in the province and Gansu, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei and other places to promote. “Golden soft millet” is a panicle, the main cob is bent, the spike branches to one side of the tilt. Strong adaptability, growth, the general effective tillers 3-9, up to 27; developed root system, stalk hard anti-down; early maturity high yield, inside the yield increase of 5.4%; spike large and loose, golden brown, good quality, high viscosity ; Growth period of 95-105 days, height 75-157 cm, grain weight 7.2-8.1 grams, the rate of rice