Reddy, B V S and Ravinder Reddy, Ch and Kumar, A A, eds. (2012) Sweet Sorghum Crop Production and Management Practices. Information Bulletin No. 91. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics., Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India. ISBN 9789290665472
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Abstract
Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is an important dryland cereal grown in India (7.8 m ha) and around the world (45.8 m ha) for food, feed, fodder, bioenergy and fiber. Sweet sorghums are similar to grain sorghum and are generally tall (3.0-4.0m), late maturing and relatively photoperiod sensitive. They produce a good grain yield with high stalk yields (70-75% of fresh biomass). Sweet sorghum is a new generation bioenergy crop that has potential to accumulate sugars (10-15%) in its stalk similar to sugarcane, apart from producing grain. The bagasse (left over stalk after extraction of juice) can be used as animal feed or vermi-composting or can be used to generate power. The crop has the ability to adapt to various agroclimatic conditions and is reasonably tolerant to drought and saline-alkaline conditions. The crop is raised from seeds and is of short duration (115-120 days, ie, 4 months vs. 12-18 months of sugarcane) making it amenable for multiple cropping systems. Water use or seasonal evapotranspiration for sorghum is 508 mm while it is 1257......
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| Subjects: | Mandate crops > Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Mr Sanat Kumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 17 May 2012 08:53 |
| Last Modified: | 17 May 2012 08:53 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5924 |
| Acknowledgement: | ICRISAT thanks the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) project for their funding support of this publication. The contributions of various partners in achieving the objectives of the project are warmly acknowledged. Thanks are also due to other scientists of ICRISAT for their contributions. |
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