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| name = ''Sorghum''
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|genus=Sorghum
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|common_name=Millet, Sorghum
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| regnum = [[Plantae]]
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|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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|habit=grass
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| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Poales]]
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| familia = [[Poaceae]]
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|lifespan=perennial, annual
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| genus = '''''Sorghum'''''
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|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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|features=drought tolerant
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About 30 species, see text
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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]]).
  
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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 utilised 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 [[Oceania]] and [[Australasia]].
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For more specific details on commercially exploited Sorghum see [[commercial sorghum]].
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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>
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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>
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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}}
  
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For more specific details on commercially exploited Sorghum see [[commercial sorghum]].
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==Cultivation==
  
  
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==Cultivation and uses==
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===Propagation===
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[[Image:2005sorghum.PNG|thumb|right|Sorghum output in 2005]]
 
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Numerous ''Sorghum'' species are used for [[food]] (as grain and in [[Sweet sorghum | sorghum syrup or "sorghum molasses"]]), [[fodder]], and the production of [[alcoholic beverage]]s.  Most species are [[xerophyte|drought tolerant]] and heat tolerant and are especially important in [[arid]] regions. 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" [http://www.grains.org/index.ww]. [[Africa|African]] [[Slavery|slaves]] introduced sorghum into the [[United States|U.S.]] in the early 17th century.
 
  
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Some ''Sorghum'' species such as [[Johnson_grass|Johnson Grass]] are important economic and environmental weeds.
 
  
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The reclaimed stalks of the sorghum plant are use to make a decorative millwork material known as [[Kirei board]].
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===Pests and diseases===
  
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Some species of Sorghum can contain levels of cyanide 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.
 
  
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== Species ==
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==Species==
 
* ''[[Sorghum almum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum almum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum amplum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum amplum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum angustum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum angustum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum arundinaceum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum arundinaceum]]''  
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* ''[[Sorghum bicolor]]''  
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* ''[[Sorghum bicolor]]'' (primary cultivated species)
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** [[Sorghum bicolor subsp. drummondii|''Sorghum bicolor'' subsp. ''drummondii'']]&nbsp;— [[Sudan grass]]
 
* ''[[Sorghum brachypodum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum brachypodum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum bulbosum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum bulbosum]]''  
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* ''[[Sorghum matarankense]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum matarankense]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum miliaceum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum miliaceum]]''  
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* ''[[Sorghum nigrum]]''
 
* ''[[Sorghum nitidum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum nitidum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum plumosum]]''  
 
* ''[[Sorghum plumosum]]''  
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* ''[[Sorghum vulgare]]''
 
* ''[[Sorghum vulgare]]''
  
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== Hybrids ==
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Hybrids:
 
*''Sorghum × almum''
 
*''Sorghum × almum''
 
*''Sorghum × drummondii''
 
*''Sorghum × drummondii''
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==Gallery==
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<gallery perrow=5>
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
==External links==
 
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* [http://www.fao.org/docrep/T0818e/T0818E00.HTM FAO Report (1995) "Sorghum and millets in human nutrition"]
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* [http://www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/toc_main.htm#TopOfPage FAO "Compendium on post-harvest operations" — Contains discussion on origin, processing and uses of sorghum]
 
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* [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/sorghum.html Alternative Field Crops]
 
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* [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=42106 ITIS 42106] 2002-09-22
 
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* [http://www.grains.org/grains/sorghum.html US Grains Council]
 
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* [http://www.icrisat.org/text/research/grep/homepage/sorghum/sorghumhomepage.htm ICRISAT]
 
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* [http://amarillo.tamu.edu/programs/irrigtce/publications/Grain%20Sorghum%20Irrigation%20B-6152.pdf Grain Sorghum Irrigation]
 
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*[http://www.grains.org/grains/sorghum.html Sorghum on US Grains Web Site]
 
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*[http://www.sorghumgrowers.com National Grain Sorghum Producers]
 
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*[http://www.ca.uky.edu/nssppa/production.html National Sweet Sorghum Producers and Processors Association]
 
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*[http://www.grains.org/pdf/Sorghum%20Handbook.pdf Sorghum Handbook]
 
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*[http://weedsoft.unl.edu/documents/GrowthStagesModule/Sorghum/Sorg.htm Sorghum Growth Stages]
 
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* [http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0030013 Sequencing of the Sorghum Genome by Methylation Filtration]
 
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*[http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/health/11762.html Risk management of cyanide (prussic acid) and nitrates in sorghum crops]
 
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Latest revision as of 00:07, 8 June 2010


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   grass

Lifespan: ⌛ perennial, annual
Poisonous: ☠ see text
Cultivation
Features: ✓ drought tolerant
Scientific Names

Poaceae >

Sorghum >

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Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of 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 sorghum syrup or "sorghum molasses"), fodder, the production of alcoholic beverages, as well as biofuels. Most species are 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".[1]

A Sorghum species, Johnson grass, is classified as an invasive species in the US by the Department of Agriculture.[2]

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]

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

Hybrids:

  • Sorghum × almum
  • Sorghum × drummondii

Gallery

  • photo 1

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References

  1. ↑ Sorghum, U.S. Grains Council.
  2. ↑ Johnson Grass, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Accessed 2257 UDT, 12 March, 2009.

External links


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