Sorghum Experiments on the Great Plains (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Sorghum Experiments on the Great Plains In the sorgo group the blaok-seeded Ambers, Western Orange, and Black Dwarf. Matured seed more often than other varieties, but were inferior in yield and sometimes in. Quality of forage to Red Amber (fig. Early Slimac, and other later maturing sorgos. Leoti Red, 3. Sorgo tested only from 1920 to 1922, now appears more promising than either Red Amber or Early Sumac, but more data are needed to determine its value definitely. Shoh varieties as mclean, Colman, Collier, and Red X matured too late in most seasons and Were of secondary value to Kansas Orange and Sumac in the class of relatively late varieties. These late varieties have a limited value for fodder production in western Kansas, but in many years are unfit for silage because they do not have time to mature before they are harvested. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







Sorghum Investigations


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Corn and Grain Sorghum Comparison


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Corn and grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor L) are among the top cereal crops world wide, and both are key for global food security. Similarities between the two crops, particularly their adaptation for warm-season grain production, pose an opportunity for comparisons to inform appropriate cropping decisions. This book provides a comprehensive review of the similarities and differences between corn and grain sorghum. It compares corn and sorghum crops in areas such as morphology, physiology, phenology, yield, resource use and efficiency, and impact of both crops in different cropping systems. Producers, researchers and extension agents in search of reliable scientific information will find this in-depth comparison of crops with potential fit in dryland and irrigations cropping systems particularly valuable. Presents a wide range of points of comparison Offers important insights for crop decision making