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Sweet sorghum cultivar options

author(s) Rao, S S - Umakanth, A V - Patil , J V - Reddy, B V S - Ashok Kumar, A - Ravinder Reddy, Ch - Srinivasa Rao, P
from International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
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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
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Abstract

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

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