%0 Journal Article
%@ 0971-2062
%A Rao, P S
%A Prasad, J V N S
%A Umakanth, A V
%A Reddy, B V S
%D 2011
%F icrisat:7110
%I The Indian Society of Dryland Agriculture
%J Indian Journal of Dryland Agriculture Research and Development
%K Bioenergy, bioethanol, sweet sorghum, water use, water use efficiency, adaptability
%N 1
%P 65-71
%T Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)- A new generation water use efficient bioenergy crop
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/7110/
%V 26
%X Biofuels have been widely recognized as a best alternative to insulate emerging economies against fastly depleting fossil fuels coupled with highly volatile prices. Sweet sorghum is a multipurpose bioethanol feedstock with greater adaptability with triple benefits (food, fodder and fuel) and cannot be part of much debated food vs. fuel issue. This article gives a brief overview of research results on water use and water use efficiency of sweet sorghum, a new generation bioenergy crop. This feedstock performs superior at many locations in terms of resource use efficiency vis a vis sugarcane, corn and tropical sugar beet and scores fairly well for adaptation to dry land conditions due to its inherent characteristics