%0 Journal Article
%@ 1934-8940
%A Zhapayev, R
%A Iskandarova, K
%A Toderich, K
%A Paramonova, I
%A Al-Dakheel, A
%A Ismail, S
%A Srinivasa Rao, P
%A Omarova, A
%A Nekrasova, N
%A Balpanov, D
%A Ten, O
%A Ramanculov, E
%A Zelenskiy, Y
%A Akhmetova, A
%A Karabayev, M
%D 2015
%F icrisat:8680
%I David Publishing
%J Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering B
%K Sweet sorghum, ecological testing, high latitude, biomass, ensiling, climate change mitigation
%P 25-30
%T Sweet Sorghum Genotypes Testing in the High Latitude Rainfed Steppes of the Northern Kazakhstan (for Feed and Biofuel)
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/8680/
%V 4
%X Twenty-eight sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) genotypes of the different ecological and geographic origins: Kazakhstan, Russia, India, Uzbekistan, and China were tested in the high latitude rainfed conditions of northern Kazakhstan. The genotypes demonstrated high biomass production (up to 100 t·ha-1 and more). The genotypes ripening to full reproductive seeds were selected for seed production and introduction in the northern Kazakhstan. Lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillus plantarum S-1, Streptococcus thermophilus F-1 and Lactococcus lactis F-4 essentially enhance the fermentation process, suppressing undesirable microbiological processes, reducing the loss of nutrient compounds, accelerating in 2 times maturation ensilage process and providing higher quality of the feed product.