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Sweet sorghum: characteristics and potential

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Title Sweet sorghum: characteristics and potential
 
Creator Reddy, B V S
Reddy, P S
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is simi lar to common
grain sorghum wi t h a sugar - r ich stalk. Sweet sorghum is
characterized by wide adaptabi l i ty, drought resistance,
water logging tolerance, sal ine-alkal i tolerance, rapid
growth, high sugar accumulat ion, and biomass. Lengthy
growing per iod and high water requi rement are the
disadvantages in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
and sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris), the main sources of sugar
product ion in the wor ld. These factors along wi t h the
comparat ive disadvantage of molasses (higher pr ice, and
water and air pol lut ion) are expected to increase the
interest in sweet sorghum. The water requi rement of
sugarcane is about 36000 m3, which is double that of sugarbeet whi le that of sweet sorghum,
 
Date 2003
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/1444/1/ISMN44_26-28_2003.pdf
Reddy, B V S and Reddy, P S (2003) Sweet sorghum: characteristics and potential. International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter, 44. pp. 26-28.