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{{SPlantbox
| color = lightgreen
|familia=Poaceae
| name = ''Sorghum bicolor''
|genus=Sorghum
| image = Sorghum bicolor03.jpg
|species=bicolor
| image_width = 210px
|common_name=Great millet, Sorghum
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
|habit=grass
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| ordo = [[Poales]]
|Min ht box=10
| familia = [[Poaceae]]
|Min ht metric=ft
| genus = ''[[Sorghum]]''
|Max ht box=20
| species = '''''S. bicolor'''''
|Max ht metric=ft
| binomial = ''Sorghum bicolor''
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]) Moench
|Min wd box=2
|Min wd metric=ft
|Max wd box=3
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial, annual
|life_ref=Wikipedia
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=flowers, edible, drought tolerant
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=9
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=12
|image=Sorghum Bicolor growing at Kew .jpeg
|image_width=240
}}
}}
'''''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>
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.
''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.
''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 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" />
==Cultivation==
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==Varieties==
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==References==
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<!--- 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 -->
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