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Bicolor3
Crop26
  • Eligible farmers are not compelled to return the volume of seeds received from the agency in case of crop failure due to natural calamities. (inquirer.net)
  • Seed treatment and increased crop monitoring will be crucial in preventing the pests from causing major damage to future grain sorghum crops in Mississippi, said Angus Catchot, a row-crops entomologist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service. (msucares.com)
  • Entomologist and consultant Jared Pepper was scouting sorghum producer Matt Edgar's 100-acre crop in Yazoo County early this summer when he saw sugarcane aphids in that area for the first time. (msucares.com)
  • Grain sorghum may also be used as whole-plant silage, however another sorghum, sweet sorghum, was developed as a silage crop. (seedranch.com)
  • Some growers mix grain sorghum with soybeans to produce a higher protein silage crop. (seedranch.com)
  • Toward this end, we combined reductionist, transitional and ecological approaches, applied to the staple cereal crop sorghum to identify key root-associated microbes that robustly affect drought-stressed plant phenotypes. (nature.com)
  • Sorghum is a warm-season crop and requires a minimum soil temperature of 60°F for germination. (threshseed.com)
  • Thus, we expect Mississippi growers to plant a considerable acreage to grain sorghum in areas that have a market for this crop. (mississippi-crops.com)
  • This article will outline some key tips to employ during the planting process to help get your sorghum crop up and on its way to producing a successful crop. (mississippi-crops.com)
  • Sorghum is not nearly as responsive as corn to high planting rates and a high density will increase the negative impact of crop stress if you have a droughty season. (mississippi-crops.com)
  • When evaluating narrow row "planter" options, I strongly prefer using a row crop planter, as opposed to a grain drill, in order to achieve better seeding precision, seeding depth and control of seeding rate. (mississippi-crops.com)
  • Millet and sorghum are the main staple food crops across Darfur region while groundnuts are normally considered as cash crop. (taat-africa.org)
  • Access to improved seed capable of boosting crop yield constitutes a major problem to farmers in the Darfur region. (taat-africa.org)
  • Led by the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) , in collaboration with National Research and Extension Systems, the compact targets about 40 to 50% of African farmers with technologies relevant to boosting agricultural productivity and self-sufficiency in sorghum and millet by 2025. (taat-africa.org)
  • The women farmers were trained on improved crop seed production and good agricultural practices. (taat-africa.org)
  • We're excited to begin working with S&W as they continue to drive sorghum advancements forward," said Justin Weinheimer, Ph.D., Sorghum Checkoff crop improvement director. (sorghumgrowers.com)
  • Unawareness of farmers regarding fertilizer level and seed rate effect the optimum crop production. (innspub.net)
  • with the rains that came over the last couple of days, in some areas, there may be moisture to get a sorghum crop in and have a prayer of it coming up. (farmprogress.com)
  • Cotton growers considering grain sorghum as a secondary crop are urged to plant it within the next two weeks. (farmprogress.com)
  • Prolonged drought has created countless moments of indecision for South Plains cotton farmers about the viability of their cotton crop, dryland as well as irrigated and drip, forcing growers to decide whether to leave their parched cotton ground fallow or roll the dice, and plant a secondary crop such as grain sorghum. (farmprogress.com)
  • By the first week in July, you're starting to reduce your chances of making a wildcat sorghum crop," warns Duff, who recommends choosing a short maturing hybrid. (farmprogress.com)
  • Ahrobiolohichni osnovy formuvannia ahrofitotsenoziv sorho tsukrovoho yak bioenerhetychnoi kultury v Stepu ta Lisostepu Ukrainy [Agrobiological basis for the development of agrophytocenoses of sugar sorghum as bioenergy crop in the Steppe and Forest-Steppe zones of Ukraine] (Extended Abstract of Dr. Agric. (sops.gov.ua)
  • Grain sorghum is the third most important cereal crop grown in the United States and the fifth most important cereal crop grown in the world. (wikipedia.org)
  • A research team supported by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sorghum and Millet ( SMIL ) helped rescue the cereal crop sorghum with fifty years of global research and new technology. (globalsorghumandmillet.com)
  • In Haiti, smallholder farmers saw the devastation that the sugarcane aphid can cause when it almost eliminated their sorghum crop in 2017. (globalsorghumandmillet.com)
  • To evaluate the influence of insecticides clothianidin, thiamethoxan, and imidacloprid during the treatment of hybrid 85 P15 (Pioneer®) seeds on the agronomic variables of the crop and infestation with M. sacchari/sorghi. (edu.cu)
Sweet sorghum2
  • For sweet sorghum, cut the canes at ground level about two weeks after the milk stage. (sowtrueseed.com)
  • Sweet sorghum produces much higher forage yields than grain sorghum, but feed quality will likely be lesser because there is no grain. (seedranch.com)
Hybrids7
  • Unlike conventional grain hybrids, WGF grain sorghum imparts a bitter taste to predatory birds (Sparrows, Blackbirds, Starling, etc.) during milk and dough stages of grain development. (caudillseed.com)
  • However, some sorghum varieties and hybrids which were developed to deter birds are less palatable due to tannins and phenolic compounds in the seed. (seedranch.com)
  • We combine cutting-edge scientific research and development with exhaustive in-field evaluation by our seasoned team to deliver high-performing sorghum seed hybrids you can count on season after season. (altaseeds.com)
  • Multilocational evaluation of biomass sorghum hybrids under two stand densities and variable water supply in Italy. (innspub.net)
  • A list of hybrids with sugarcane aphid tolerance are listed on the sorghum checkoff website, http://bit.ly/2rMGHkk. (farmprogress.com)
  • The analysis of the State register for the period of 2002-2012 showed that there was the tendency not only towards increasing quantity of sorghum crops in general but their substitution by hybrids of foreign breeding. (sops.gov.ua)
  • In 2017, the part of the area where domestic hybrids of sorghum are growing was 10%, hybrids of sugar sorghum - 12%, that was indicative of very poor situation with domestic varieties dissemination. (sops.gov.ua)
Crops10
  • MANILA -The Department of Agriculture (DA) will attempt to arrest the declining local production of sorghum, one of the world's most important cereal crops, to ensure enough supplies for Filipino consumers. (inquirer.net)
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE -- Sightings of sugarcane aphids on sorghum crops, commonly known as milo, have increased rapidly from one Mississippi county in 2013 to the entire northern and central portions of the state this year. (msucares.com)
  • Pacific Seeds has been investing in grain sorghum extension and agronomy for over a decade with the aim of providing expertise and support for growers and agronomists to maximise the production of their grain sorghum crops. (pacificseeds.com.au)
  • The TAAT Sorghum and Millet spearheads the bold plan to transform crops in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan and Chad. (taat-africa.org)
  • In 2017, requirements of acreage of such crops as grass sorghum and broomcorn were completely satisfied by the amount of grown seeds. (sops.gov.ua)
  • Sorghum grows in harsh environments where other crops do not grow well, just like other staple foods, such as cassava, that are common in impoverished regions of the world. (wikipedia.org)
  • The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has improved sorghum using traditional genetic improvement and integrated genetic and natural resources management practices. (wikipedia.org)
  • In India, increases in sorghum productivity resulting from improved cultivars have freed up 7 million hectares (17 million acres) of land, enabling farmers to diversify into high-income cash crops and boost their livelihoods. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the Muslim world, sorghum was typically grown in areas where the soil was poor or the weather too hot and dry to grow other crops. (wikipedia.org)
  • Olsson thinks that farmers should welcome perennial crops as conventional agriculture uses a very large part of its gross revenue to buy external inputs, mainly seeds, pesticides, artificial fertiliser, machines and diesel. (lu.se)
Texas Seeded Ribbon2
  • Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane is an old cane sorghum variety known previously as Gooseneck. (threshseed.com)
  • Popular in North Carolina and Mississippi around the 1870's, Gooseneck later gained wide distribution throughout the southern United States under the name Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane, an apparent play on the popularity of ribbon cane syrup (a sugar cane product) at the time. (threshseed.com)
Yield12
  • Four seeds should yield about three uniform stalks and heads, enough to make a few dried arrangements if you're growing them for ornamental use. (sowtrueseed.com)
  • An average head of sorghum will yield about one-tenth of a pound of grain. (sowtrueseed.com)
  • Next, strip off the leaves and ground or press the canes, which will yield a light green juice that can then be cooked into sorghum syrup. (sowtrueseed.com)
  • Caused by the fungus, Claviceps Africana , ergot reduces sorghum yield through poor seed set and can cause harvesting difficulties due to a sticky honeydew that forms on the heads of infected plants. (pioneerseeds.com.au)
  • Our research into grain sorghum seed placement assessed various seed placements and has shown that having unevenly placed seed can impact final yield and the return per hectare. (pacificseeds.com.au)
  • For each tonne of yield produced, the sorghum plant requires defined quantities of nutrients. (pacificseeds.com.au)
  • This study used Completely Randomized Design with four replications The observed parameters were total fresh yield, plant height and coversion ratio from seeds to SHF. (ugm.ac.id)
  • Results showed that lower irradiation dose for seeds sterilization decreased plant height and total fresh yield on SHF production. (ugm.ac.id)
  • This allows sorghum to better tolerate stress common during July and August without sacrificing yield, plant and stalk health. (mississippi-crops.com)
  • Response of fertilizer levels of P 2 O 5 & K 2 O (20-20, 40-40 and 60-60kg ha -1 ) with constant level of N 57kg ha -1 and seed rates (5, 7.5, 10, 12.5 & 15kg ha -1 ) on fodder and grain yield of sorghum (Sorghum 2011) was studied during Kharif 2016 and 2017. (innspub.net)
  • It was found that fertilizers (P 2 O 5, K 2 O) levels and seed rate had significant impact on plant height, diameter of stem, 1000 grain weight, grains head -1 and yield of grain but no significant impact was observed on number of tillers m -2 and head m -2 . (innspub.net)
  • 2017. Effect of seed rate and row spacing on grain yield of sorghum. (innspub.net)
20232
Dryland3
  • He's been planting Pioneer ® brand A66 grain sorghum for several years and has come to rely on the performance of the tough hybrid across both dryland and irrigated paddocks. (pioneerseeds.com.au)
  • We normally recommend a modest population goal of 40,000 - 70,000 plants per acre to optimize productivity of dryland sorghum. (mississippi-crops.com)
  • Witchweed (Striga asiateca) is a parasitic annual that can severely damage corn, sorghum, sugarcane, dryland rice, and more than 60 other grass species. (cdc.gov)
Fodder3
  • The purpose of this study was to to evaluate the influence of low gamma irradiation dose on growth performance, in vitro gas production and rumen fermentation product of sorghum hydroponic fodder (SHF) to utilize them in ruminant diets. (ugm.ac.id)
  • The article described the importance of sugar sorghum and substantiates the introduction of an adaptive variety to increase the productivity of fodder sorghum and the best option of using growth biostimulants. (jeeng.net)
  • In developed countries, and increasingly in developing countries such as India, the predominant use of sorghum is as fodder for poultry and cattle. (wikipedia.org)
National Sorghum Producers2
  • The Sorghum Checkoff launched the first installment of a joint podcast with National Sorghum Producers on Oct. 8 to feature valuable information about grain marketing but also to expand beyond that with resources relating to the sorghum industry and your national producer organizations. (sorghumgrowers.com)
  • But if producers are betting on haygrazer or sorghum, John Duff, National Sorghum Producers strategic business director, says growers need to make that decision quickly. (farmprogress.com)
Demand for sorghum2
  • To assess the demand for sorghum seed material and sufficiency of domestic seeds. (sops.gov.ua)
  • In 2017, general demand for sorghum seeds was 400,5 t, among which only 42,0 t was of domestic production. (sops.gov.ua)
Millet6
  • The World Sorghum and Millet Economies: Facts, Trends and Outlook (FAO and ICRISAT, 1996). (nature.com)
  • The kernels of sorghum and pearl millet are of the caryopsis type, in which the pericarp is completely fused to the endosperm. (fao.org)
  • The ratio of endosperm to germ in pearl millet is 4.5:1, while in the sorghum kernel it is 8.4:1. (fao.org)
  • Prompted by the need to address this challenge, the Sorghum and Millet Compact of Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) organised recently, a farmer field school/training in collaboration with Al-Amel Agricultural Women group. (taat-africa.org)
  • The programme increases agricultural productivity through the deployment of proven and high-performance agricultural technologies at scale along selected nine commodity compacts which include sorghum and millet. (taat-africa.org)
  • This project and research was funded by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sorghum and Millet, known as the Sorghum and Millet Innovation Lab (SMIL). (globalsorghumandmillet.com)
Sudangrass2
  • Note: As its name suggests, like cultivated sorghum, sudangrass is an African native and is now grown all over the world, especially in warmer semi-arid regions. (biosafety-info.net)
  • Sorghum Sudangrass Sugar Grazer II Seed - 10 lbs. (seedranch.com)
Germination5
Africa9
  • During the war, expeditions to Africa looking for sorghum germplasm took on renewed urgency as millions of gallons of alcohol were produced from sorghum for use in the production of explosives, but with yields that didn't meet expectations. (experimentalfarmnetwork.org)
  • Believe it or not, these are a drop in the bucket in terms of overall sorghum diversity in Africa. (experimentalfarmnetwork.org)
  • Commercial Sorghum species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sorghum has been, for centuries, one of the most important staple foods for millions of poor rural people in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • The last wild relatives of commercial sorghum are currently confined to Africa south of the Sahara - although Zohary and Hopf add "perhaps" Yemen and Sudan - indicating its domestication took place there. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, note Zohary and Hopf, "the archaeological exploration of sub-Saharan Africa is yet in its early stages, and we still lack critical information for determining where and when sorghum could have been taken into cultivation. (wikipedia.org)
  • These incongruous finds have been interpreted, according again to Zohary and Hopf, as indicating: (i) an even earlier domestication in Africa, and (ii) an early migration of domestic sorghum, from East Africa into the Indian subcontinent. (wikipedia.org)
  • Most cultivated varieties of sorghum can be traced back to Africa, where they grow on savanna lands. (wikipedia.org)
  • During the Muslim Agricultural Revolution, sorghum was planted extensively in parts of the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. (wikipedia.org)
Produce sorghum1
  • The many subspecies are divided into four groups - grain sorghums (such as milo), grass sorghums (for pasture and hay), sweet sorghums (formerly called "Guinea corn", used to produce sorghum syrups), and broom corn (for human consumption). (wikipedia.org)
Sugar sorghum4
  • The treatment of optimal parameters of sugar sorghum seeds with biostimulants in the Research laboratory 'Industrial biotechnology' of M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University was determined. (jeeng.net)
  • During the same period the production of sugar sorghum increased from 0,2 to 12,0 t, grass sorghum - from 4,0 to 83 t. (sops.gov.ua)
  • At the same time, the need for seeds of sorghum and sugar sorghum can not be covered completely at the expense of domestic varieties reproduction. (sops.gov.ua)
  • The area occupied by the sugar sorghum in 2005 amounted to only 2,6 thou ha, in 2017 - 20,0 thou ha, that accordingly determined increase of demand for seed material from 13,0 to 99,9 t. (sops.gov.ua)
Forage sorghum4
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  • Created by sorghum people for sorghum people, our technology is designed to do one thing: bring the best to every grain sorghum and forage sorghum acre. (altaseeds.com)
  • The present study was undertaken to find out the performance of different single cut forage sorghum genotypes under different fertility levels. (forageresearch.in)
  • The single-cut forage sorghum genotypes used in the experiment were HC 136 and HJ 541. (forageresearch.in)
Corn3
  • In Australia, the production, sales, marketing and distribution of Pioneer® brand hybrid corn, sorghum, summer forage and canola seeds, and silage inoculant products are exclusively undertaken by GenTech Seeds - a Yates family company with a proud history in the seed business and a strong commitment to the future of farming. (pioneerseeds.com.au)
  • Feed value of grain sorghum is similar to corn. (seedranch.com)
  • The grain has more protein and fat than corn, but is lower in vitamin A. When compared with corn on a per pound basis, grain sorghum feeding value ranges from 90% to nearly equal to corn. (seedranch.com)
Syrup2
Soil3
  • Sorghum needs soil temperature to reach at least 60°F, and does best seeded directly in the garden rather than in pots inside to start. (sowtrueseed.com)
  • Dry them in a warm, well-ventilated place for at least a week, then roll the dried seed heads on a hardware cloth screen or soil sieve to free the seeds and separate them from plant debris. (sowtrueseed.com)
  • Sorghum should be generally be planted 1 ¼ - 1 ½ inches deep depending on soil texture and soil moisture. (mississippi-crops.com)
Plants5
  • Inzen A II varieties permit the herbicide to be sprayed "over the top" of sorghum plants in the field. (biosafety-info.net)
  • Our varieties are all non-GMO and non-hybrid, so you can save seeds from your plants and grow them again next year. (threshseed.com)
  • Further, maximum number of plants m -2 and height of plant was achieved under seed rate of 15kg ha -1 . (innspub.net)
  • It was observed that height of plant increased in all levels of fertilizers and stem diameter decreased gradually by increasing seed rate, however, stem diameters was increased by increasing fertilizer but it caused morphological changes resulted in plants lodging. (innspub.net)
  • After its seeds germinate, witchweed penetrates the roots of host plants, robbing them of water and nutrients. (cdc.gov)
Developing grains1
  • Protein will decline as harvest is delayed, but energy will increase upon heading due to continued sugar formation I the sorghum stalks and leaves, and carbohydrate deposition in the developing grains. (alseed.com)
Cane1
  • Sugar Drip is an heirloom cane sorghum first introduced by T.W. Wood and Sons Seed Company of Richmond, Virginia. (threshseed.com)
Soybeans1
  • Laredo Soybean Seed Laredo soybeans are an annual forage-type variety often used for summer wildlife. (seedworldusa.com)
Jennifer Blackburn1
  • The Sorghum Checkoff has created an initiative to provide farmers with crucial knowledge on topics related to their cost of production, accounting and risk management," said Jennifer Blackburn, Sorghum Checkoff external affairs director. (sorghumgrowers.com)
Wheat2
  • Whether you're looking for Yellow Mustard Seeds, Aflatoxin Mycotoxin removal system for food grains and oil seeds, Wheat seed etc, you can explore and find the best products from Tradeindia. (tradeindia.com)
  • Hexachlorobenzene was widely used as a pesticide to protect the seeds of onions and sorghum, wheat, and other grains against fungus until 1965. (cdc.gov)
Farmers6
  • The DA has set the guidelines on the one-time distribution of sorghum seeds to registered farmers who belong to a cooperative or association. (inquirer.net)
  • From starting a podcast to hiring a new regional marketing director, the Sorghum Checkoff has had a busy few months, not to mention new research findings and an influential acquisition for sorghum farmers. (sorghumgrowers.com)
  • A podcast designed specifically with farmers in mind, allows the Checkoff and NSP to create content using experts to meet the information needs of sorghum producers across the nation. (sorghumgrowers.com)
  • S&W Seed Company offers a large portfolio of seed options and technology for today's farmers. (sorghumgrowers.com)
  • As the Sorghum Checkoff turns the page toward a better future, S&W Seed will play an important role in boosting return on investment and lowering cost of production for sorghum farmers. (sorghumgrowers.com)
  • To assist the Haitian farmers, the SMIL research team, led by Geoffrey P. Morris , partnered with the extensive and already established in-country sorghum-breeding program to develop a global germplasm exchange. (globalsorghumandmillet.com)
20183
  • In Tanzania, sorghum is the 3rd most grown cereal with approximately 500,000 tons produced per year (FAOSTAT, 2018). (cgiar.org)
  • The field experiment was conducted at Research Farm, Department of Seed Science & Technology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), India during kharif season, 2018. (forageresearch.in)
  • Read about all of these and more in the Fall 2018 Sorghum Checkoff Newsletter. (sorghumgrowers.com)
Plant21
  • As governments gathered in the United Nations headquarters in New York to honour the International Year of Biodiversity during the annual UN General Assembly session, a new report reveals a potential case of biopiracy of a South American plant with the multinational agrochemical giant DuPont planning to sell seeds that contain a key herbicide resistance gene taken from Bolivia. (biosafety-info.net)
  • The sugarcane aphid, or Melanaphis sacchari, feeds on the vascular tissue that moves sugars through a sorghum plant. (msucares.com)
  • This mix of red, black, and brown-seeded broomcorn makes an ideal ornamental plant in the garden landscape, plus wild birds love the seeds. (sowtrueseed.com)
  • Plant sorghum by hand, ½-1 inches deep, in clumps of four seeds per hole. (sowtrueseed.com)
  • For grain production, plant one seed every 4 inches on 30-inch spaced rows. (sowtrueseed.com)
  • When making the decision to plant it is vital the paddock and seed bed are in a desirable state. (pacificseeds.com.au)
  • There is a common thought with grain sorghum that the plant will compensate for any gaps in the plant stand using its ability to tiller. (pacificseeds.com.au)
  • This was one of the first sorghums we grew with success, and while we always approach the plant with reverence and respect, mixed with sorrow about the state of the communities where it was developed, the plant has always responded with the plant equivalent of joy. (experimentalfarmnetwork.org)
  • Our original source for the seeds was the USDA, and the variety has been in the USDA's collection for over 70 years, since it was collected by a plant explorer named C.O. Grassl. (experimentalfarmnetwork.org)
  • Though Sorghum Almum is a true annual, this plant tends to come back from year to year from seed, thus it is considered a re-seeding annual. (easttexasseedcompany.com)
  • Strong markets are driving Mississippi growers to plant a lot more grain sorghum than what could have been, considering the recent development of Sugarcane aphids as a threat to sorghum production. (mississippi-crops.com)
  • Thus, if it too cold to plant cotton, it is likely to cold to plant sorghum as well. (mississippi-crops.com)
  • If you can plant sorghum in a narrow row pattern, you may realize such benefit without the plant health risks associated with a high planting rate. (mississippi-crops.com)
  • Sorghum is a semi tropical, non cob producing, maize like plant and provides warm cover throughout the shooting season. (farmseeds.co.uk)
  • Effect of potassium supply on drought resistance in sorghum: plant growth and macronutrient content. (innspub.net)
  • 2012. Grain sorghum response to row spacing and plant populations in the Texas Coastal Bend region. (innspub.net)
  • Growers have about three weeks left to plant sorghum. (farmprogress.com)
  • In the Register of plant varieties suitable for dissemination in Ukraine, there are 72 sorghum varieties among them only 12 varieties were of domestic breeding, that is 17%, as compared to 83% of recommended great sorghum varieties of foreign breeding. (sops.gov.ua)
  • Sorghum is a hosting plant of Melanaphis sacchari/sorghi. (edu.cu)
  • Polyphenols (PPs) are reactive metabolites abundant in plant derived foods, especially fruits, seeds and leaves. (bvsalud.org)
  • These PPs are reactive metabolites abundant in plant derived foods, particularly fruits, seeds and leaves and are characterized by the presence of several phenol groups, which derive from L-phenylalanine 8,37,4 . (bvsalud.org)
Popping1
20162
  • and increase in sorghum demand among breweries like Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) (American sorghum, 2016). (cgiar.org)
  • Investigation results allowed to determine that the production of base and prebase seeds of sorghum in 2010 amounted to 1,3 t, in 2016 was 43 t. (sops.gov.ua)
Genotypes2
  • The mesocarp, the middle part, is the thickest layer of the sorghum pericarp, but its thickness varies widely among genotypes. (fao.org)
  • In some sorghum genotypes the testa is highly pigmented. (fao.org)
Thrives2
Checkoff4
  • In early October S&W Seed Company announced it will acquire Chromatin Inc., a sorghum seed operation in New Deal, Texas, who has partnered with the Sorghum Checkoff on many cutting edge sorghum research projects over the years. (sorghumgrowers.com)
  • We have been working together with both S&W Seed and Chromatin to make the transition of Checkoff-funded research without delay. (sorghumgrowers.com)
  • Collaboration with S&W Seed will be instrumental to the future of the sorghum industry at a time where technology is rapidly changing, and research focused on success will remain a targeted focal point of the Sorghum Checkoff. (sorghumgrowers.com)
  • When choosing a sorghum hybrid, producers also need to select a hybrid with sugarcane aphid tolerance, says Brent Bean, director of agronomy, United Sorghum Checkoff Program in Lubbock. (farmprogress.com)
Sugarcane aphids1
India3
  • In India, green sorghum prepared like this is called "ponk," but it is also eaten green in Sudan and South Sudan, and probably other places as well. (experimentalfarmnetwork.org)
  • Grain Seed product price in India ranges from 20.0 to 1,75,000.0 INR and minimum order requirements from 1 to 5,00,000. (tradeindia.com)
  • In 2010, Nigeria was the world's largest producer of grain sorghum, followed by the United States and India. (wikipedia.org)
Cultivation2
  • In Ukraine, the area occupied by sorghum cultivation was 22,8 thou ha in 2005, up to 2017 it increased to 89,0 thou ha, and accordingly the demand for seeds run up from 102,6 to 400,5 t. (sops.gov.ua)
  • The new rice has so far only been cultivated in China but we have now started testing it in Uganda, where we have also introduced experiments with cultivation of perennial variants of sorghum in polycultures. (lu.se)
Aphids1
  • Last year was the first time producers reported seeing aphids feeding on sorghum and not just sugarcane, Catchot said. (msucares.com)
Sorgho2
  • Sugar Graze II is a top quality 3-way cross sorghum x sorgho x sudan-grass hybrid designed for grazing, greenchop or hay. (seedranch.com)
  • Sugar Graze II is a high quality sorghum, sorgho, and sudan-grass hybrid that produces excellent forage. (seedworldusa.com)
Adaptation1
  • It is an early sorghum, no doubt an adaptation for the arid climate of Darfur, but this has allowed it to perform well for us even in upstate New York (in fact, these seeds are the first sorghum produced by Nate at his farm in upstate New York). (experimentalfarmnetwork.org)
20171
  • During the period from 2002 to 2017, 72 sorghum varieties were entered on the State register in total, among them only 12 varieties were of domestic breeding, the rest 60 was presented by foreign breeding institutions. (sops.gov.ua)
Broom2
  • The fibrous seed heads can also be used for traditional broom-making once the seeds are removed. (sowtrueseed.com)
  • As for broom varieties, when seeds are mature, cut the stalks as long as you need them for floral arrangements or crafts. (sowtrueseed.com)
Stalk1
  • The hard, glossy seeds of grain sorghum are harvested by cutting them off with a small portion of the stalk attached. (sowtrueseed.com)
Producer1
Feed on grain1
Growers3
  • If you want to know more about how to reduce the risk of ergot infection, Pioneer have compiled a concise guide for growers which is available in the Pioneer brand seeds resource centre . (pioneerseeds.com.au)
  • We are excited to be releasing this variety to American growers for the first time - as we did years ago with our favorite sorghum, 'Coral' (from another place devastated by war, the town of Malakal, South Sudan). (experimentalfarmnetwork.org)
  • Duff says, whether it's haygrazer or any grain sorghum hybrid, he encourages growers to visit with seed dealers, "sooner rather than later. (farmprogress.com)
Broomcorn1
  • Multicolored Broomcorn should be direct seeded in a location with full sun after the danger of frost has passed. (sowtrueseed.com)
Potassium1
  • The nutrients that are most frequently limited in sorghum production are nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur, potassium and zinc. (pacificseeds.com.au)
Germplasm2
  • We were able to identify this molecular marker to combat the aphid desolation rapidly thanks to a half a century investment in sharing sorghum germplasm worldwide," said Morris, a professor at Colorado State University and principal investigator for the research. (globalsorghumandmillet.com)
  • However, RMES1 originated in Ethiopian sorghum lines, and through the research, it was understood that sorghum breeders across the globe prefer this germplasm. (globalsorghumandmillet.com)
Production5
  • In order to prevent further decrease in local production, assurance of ample supply of good quality and high germinating seeds must be guaranteed," the DA said in a memorandum order. (inquirer.net)
  • In the past years, there has been an increase in sorghum production from 676,772 tons in 2015 to 750,000 tons in 2020 (FAOSTAT, 2022). (cgiar.org)
  • Increase efficiency, flexibility and production with herbicide-tolerant sorghum. (altaseeds.com)
  • This allows the message of Team Sorghum to reach farther than ever before by growing consumer knowledge of sorghum production and practices, while also providing a more flexible way for producers to learn new information. (sorghumgrowers.com)
  • A study was carried out to optimize the fertilizer levels and seed rate for economical production. (innspub.net)
Harvest1
  • After harvest, farmer-beneficiaries must return the same volume of seeds to the farmer organization. (inquirer.net)
North America1
  • This was only two years after the aggressive new form of sugarcane aphid, M. sacchari, had been rapidly expanding and putting more than 90% of sorghum-producing areas of North America at risk. (globalsorghumandmillet.com)
Protein2
Aphid4
  • Timothy J. Dalton , SMIL director and professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University , reiterates the importance of the sorghum-breeding global exchange network as a backbone for this solution for the current aphid problem and for future pests. (globalsorghumandmillet.com)
  • When researchers combined the genomic scan technology with the research previously done, they were able to validate that the marker resistance to Melanaphis sacchari-1 (RMES1) gene was indeed a sugarcane-aphid-resistant locus and found throughout the global sorghum-breeding network. (globalsorghumandmillet.com)
  • It was also discovered that the identified gene with sugarcane aphid, over time, had already been distributed across the sorghum-breeding platforms in three continents. (globalsorghumandmillet.com)
  • The use of these insecticides in hybrid seeds had a little influence on aphid infestation. (edu.cu)