http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/7370 2016-10-19T06:27:34Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/7370/ Sweet sorghum cultivar options Rao, S S Umakanth, A V Patil , J V Reddy, B V S Ashok Kumar, A Ravinder Reddy, Ch Srinivasa Rao, P Sorghum Sweet sorghum can be grown under dryland conditions with annual rainfall ranging from 550-750 mm. The best areas to produce this crop are Central and South India, subtropical areas of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. It can be grown on well-drained soils such as silt loam or sandy silt clay loam soils with a depth of 0.75 m. Atmospheric temperatures suitable for sweet sorghum growth vary between 15 and 37°C. Sorghum being a C4 species is adapted to a wide range of environments with latitudes ranging from 40oN to 40oS of the equator. Sorghum in general has relatively a deep root system (>1.5 m), and has the unique feature of being ‘dormant’ under unfavorable conditions and resume growth once environmental conditions are favorable International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 2013 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/7370/1/ChapII_Sweetsorghum_23-37_2013.pdf Rao, S S and Umakanth, A V and Patil , J V and Reddy, B V S and Ashok Kumar, A and Ravinder Reddy, Ch and Srinivasa Rao, P (2013) Sweet sorghum cultivar options. In: Developing a Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Value Chain. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India, pp. 23-37. ISBN 978-92-9066-555-7 info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage