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'''''Sorghum''''' is a genus of numerous species of [[Poaceae|grasses]], some of which are raised for grain and many of which are used as [[fodder]] plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents in addition to the South West Pacific and [[Australasia]]. Sorghum is in the subfamily [[Panicoideae]] and the tribe [[Andropogoneae]] (the tribe of [[big bluestem]] and [[sugar cane]]). For more specific details on commercially exploited Sorghum see [[commercial sorghum]]. Numerous ''Sorghum'' species are used for [[food]] (as grain and in [[Sweet sorghum|sorghum syrup or "sorghum molasses"]]), [[fodder]], the production of [[alcoholic beverage]]s, as well as biofuels. Most species are [[xerophyte|drought tolerant]] and heat tolerant and are especially important in [[arid]] regions where the grain is staple or one of the staples for poor and rural people. They form an important component of pastures in many tropical regions. ''Sorghum'' species are an important [[food crop]] in [[Africa]], [[Central America]], and [[South Asia]] and is the "fifth most important [[cereal]] crop grown in the world".<ref>[http://www.grains.org/sorghum Sorghum], U.S. Grains Council.</ref> A ''Sorghum'' species, [[Johnson grass]], is classified as an [[Invasive Species|invasive species]] in the US by the [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]].<ref>[http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/johnsongrass.shtml Johnson Grass], U.S. Department of Agriculture, Accessed 2257 UDT, 12 March, 2009.</ref> Some species of sorghum can contain levels of [[hydrogen cyanide]], [[hordenine]] and nitrates lethal to grazing animals in the early stages of the plant's growth. Stressed plants, even at later stages of growth, can also contain toxic levels of cyanide.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Species== * ''[[Sorghum almum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum amplum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum angustum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum arundinaceum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum bicolor]]'' (primary cultivated species) ** [[Sorghum bicolor subsp. drummondii|''Sorghum bicolor'' subsp. ''drummondii'']]&nbsp;— [[Sudan grass]] * ''[[Sorghum brachypodum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum bulbosum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum burmahicum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum controversum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum drummondii]]'' * ''[[Sorghum ecarinatum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum exstans]]'' * ''[[Sorghum grande]]'' * ''[[Johnson grass|Sorghum halepense]]'' * ''[[Sorghum interjectum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum intrans]]'' * ''[[Sorghum laxiflorum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum leiocladum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum macrospermum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum matarankense]]'' * ''[[Sorghum miliaceum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum nigrum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum nitidum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum plumosum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum propinquum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum purpureosericeum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum stipoideum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum timorense]]'' * ''[[Sorghum trichocladum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum versicolor]]'' * ''[[Sorghum virgatum]]'' * ''[[Sorghum vulgare]]'' Hybrids: *''Sorghum × almum'' *''Sorghum × drummondii'' ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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