Sorghum,Sorghum bicolor(L.) Moench

Effects of Microbial Inoculation and Storage Length on Fermentation Profile and Nutrient Composition of Whole-Plant Sorghum Silage of Different Varieties

“…Sorghum-sudangrass may have supplied less WSC for microbial activity compared to other varieties, whereas forage and sweet sorghum appears to provide adequate concentrations (Reddy and Reddy, 2003) that could be used by LAB, determining the rate of decline in pH (Davies et al, 1998). However, the possibly slower decline in pH for sorghum-sudangrass and in the case of sweet sorghum, the high concentration of WSC, might have contributed to yeast growth in CON silage, even during the anaerobic period (Ruxton et al, 1975).…”

“…Sorghum production is gaining popularity with dairy producers in the United States, especially in regions that experience drought, delayed planting, and high summer temperatures which limit corn production (Dann et al, 2008;Hasan et al, 2017). Recently, studies have been focused on improving sorghum characteristics as a forage crop, including increasing yield and nutritive value (Reddy and Reddy, 2003;Kertikov, 2007). With a wide range of types and varieties available, it is of ultimate importance to select adapted materials that require low inputs, could recover from drought, have high yield potential under dryland regions, and high forage quality.…”

Contributions of African Crops to American Culture and Beyond: The Slave Trade and Other Journeys of Resilient Peoples and Crops

“…Research over the last two decades has supported the development of this crop in order to maximize its agronomic potential, both in feeding the world and in counteracting climate change. For example, the diversity in sorghum genetics has led to the development of resistance to striga (a parasitic weed), pests and disease (including bird pests), biofortification (particularly of vitamin A), tannin-free genotypes and improved protein quality, along with tolerance to cold, heat shock, and drought in both commercial and traditional sorghum varieties (Rao et al, 2013;Akinseye et al, 2017;Reddy, 2017). Currently, sorghum is a staple food source for more than 500 million humans, and a critical source of feed and fodder for animals, in more than 30 countries around the world (Akinseye et al, 2017).…”

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“…Among them, calendars of foliar applications of fertilisers (Ogundare et (Kalenska et al, 2018). The BBCH scale, which is based on more precise knowledge of plant development physiology, can hardly be compared to simpler scales (Kuperman, 1984;Reddy, 2017;Lambright, 2019).…”

“…This study on the correspondence of stages and microstages of sorghum was conducted on the background of long-term experiments on the foliar application of fertilisers as the method of intensification of plant growth at the beginning of their vegetation. It is known that sorghum plants grow slowly during the first 40-50 days after germination, which affects their adaptation to adverse conditions of cultivation (Reddy, 2017;Marinov-Serafimov et al, 2018). In the case of foliar fertilisation with a PGR, the stage of plant growth and development is very important as everything that is applied, penetrates the plant very fast and there is no buffer concentration in the soil.…”