?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F951%2F&rft.title=Industrial+Utilization+of+Sorghum+Summary+Proceedings%0D%0Aof+a+Symposium+on+the+Current+Status+and+Potential+of+Industrial+Uses+of+Sorghum+in+Nigeria&rft.creator=Murty%2C+D+S&rft.creator=Sahni%2C+B+B&rft.subject=Sorghum&rft.description=This+publication+summarizes+the+proceedings+of+a+national+symposium+on+the+current+status+and++potential+of+the+industrial+uses+of+sorghum+in+Nigeria%2C+held+at+Kano+from+4+to+6+Dec+1989.+The+ban+on+the+import+of+cereal+grains+and+malt+into+Nigeria+is+an+important+factor+leading+to+increased+utilization+of+sorghum.+The+emerging+principal+uses+of+sorghum+as+an+industrial+raw+material+include+production+of+lager+beer%2C+confectionery%2C+beverages%2C+weaning+foods%2C+and+feeds.++Analysis+of+current+demand+and+supply+situation+of+sorghum+grain+indicates+considerable+shortage+of+food+grains+and+competition.+Further+in+the+next+10+years+there+will+be+a+continued+deficit+of+sorghum+grains+which+calls+for+an+increased+crop+productivity+through+use+of+better+cultivars+and+production+practices.+Industrial+milling+methods+of+sorghum%2C+currently+used+in+Nigeria%2C+were+critically+reviewed.+The+progress%2C+problems%2C+and+prospects+of+using+sorghum+in+the+baking%2C+brewing%2C+and+malting+industries+were+evaluated.+The+importance+of+sorghum+straw+as+a+crop+residue+for+grazing+animals+and+of+sorghum+grain+as+a+raw+material+for+the+feed+industry+were+emphasized.+Physicochemical+attributes+of+sorghum+grain+and+straw+desired+for+different+end+uses%2C+and+which+require+improvement+through+breeding%2C+were+identified.+There+are+abstracts+of+29+papers+presented+in+five+sessions%3A+grain+economics+and+milling%2C+composite+flour+products%2C+malting+and+brewing%2C+non+alcoholic+beverages+and+weaning+foods%2C+and+forage+and+feeds.+Summaries+of+the+discussions+following+each+session+as+well+as+recommendations+are+included.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=1990&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F951%2F1%2FRA_000160.pdf&rft.identifier=++Murty%2C+D+S+and+Sahni%2C+B+B++(1990)+Industrial+Utilization+of+Sorghum+Summary+Proceedings+of+a+Symposium+on+the+Current+Status+and+Potential+of+Industrial+Uses+of+Sorghum+in+Nigeria.++Other.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics.+++++