Sorghum bicolor - Revision history

Raffi at 00:09, 8 June 2010

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Murali.lalitha at 18:19, 4 June 2010

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Envoy at 12:28, 15 July 2007

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Sorghum bicolor''
| image = Sorghum bicolor03.jpg
| image_width = 210px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Poales]]
| familia = [[Poaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Sorghum]]''
| species = '''''S. bicolor'''''
| binomial = ''Sorghum bicolor''
| binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]) Moench
}}

'''''Sorghum bicolor''''' is the primary ''[[Sorghum]]'' species grown for grain for human consumption and for animal feed. The species originated in northern Africa and can grow in arid soils and withstand prolonged droughts. It is commonly known simply as '''sorghum'''.

''S. bicolor'' is usually an annual, but some cultivars perennial. It grows in clumps which may reach over 4 meters high. The grain is small reaching about 3 to 4 mm in diameter. Sweet sorghums are sorghum cultivars that are primarily grown for foliage; they are shorter than those grown for grain.

The species is source of ethanol [[biofuel]], and in some environments may be better than maize or sugarcane as it can grow under more harsh conditions.

==Reference==
*FAO. [http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpc/doc/gbase/data/pf000319.htm Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]

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[[category:Grasses]]

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 |genus=Sorghum
 |species=bicolor
 |common_name=Great millet, Sorghum
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+|features=flowers, edible, drought tolerant
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-|image=Upload.png
+|image=Sorghum Bicolor growing at Kew .jpeg
 |image_width=240
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-{{Taxobox
+'''''Sorghum bicolor''''' ('''''Sorghum japonicum'''''), commonly called '''sorghum''',  is a plant species in the grass family [[Poaceae]]. It is the primary ''[[Sorghum]]'' species cultivated for grain for human consumption and for animal feed. It can be popped in a similar fashion to popcorn. The species originated in northern Africa and can grow in arid soils and withstand prolonged droughts.<ref name="FAO">FAO. [http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpc/doc/gbase/data/pf000319.htm Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]</ref>
-| color = lightgreen
-| name = ''Sorghum bicolor''
+It has four features which make it one of the most drought resistant crops of all: it has a very large root-to-leaf surface area; in times of drought it will roll its leaves to lessen water-loss by transpiration; if drought continues it will go into dormancy rather than dying; its leaves are protected by a waxy cuticle.
-| image = Sorghum bicolor03.jpg
-| image_width = 210px
+''S. bicolor'' is typically an annual, but some cultivars are perennial. It grows in clumps which may reach over 4 meters high. The grain is small reaching about 3 to 4&nbsp;mm in diameter. Sweet sorghums are sorghum cultivars that are primarily grown for foliage; they are shorter than those grown for grain.<ref name="FAO" />
-| regnum = [[Plantae]]
-| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+==Cultivation==
-| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
-| ordo = [[Poales]]
-| familia = [[Poaceae]]
+===Propagation===
-| genus = ''[[Sorghum]]''
-| species = '''''S. bicolor'''''
-| binomial = ''Sorghum bicolor''
+===Pests and diseases===
-| binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]) Moench
-}}
-''S. bicolor'' is usually an annual, but some cultivars perennial. It grows in clumps which may reach over 4 meters high. The grain is small reaching about 3 to 4 mm in diameter. Sweet sorghums are sorghum cultivars that are primarily grown for foliage; they are shorter than those grown for grain.
+==Gallery==
-The species is source of ethanol [[biofuel]], and in some environments may be better than maize or sugarcane as it can grow under more harsh conditions.
+<gallery perrow=5>
-==Reference==
+==References==
-*FAO. [http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpc/doc/gbase/data/pf000319.htm Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]
+<references/>
-{{grass-stub}}
+==External links==
-[[category:Grasses]]
+{{stub}}

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