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A summary of the research on improving crop lines at NARI in India.
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Sweet Sorghum R&D at NARI The research work on sweet sorghum carried out at the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) during last twenty-five years has been summarized. American lines were crossed with a local Indian fodder/grain variety to produce varieties with a juicy stalk and...An online presentation on the cultivation of sorghum, from ICRISAT.
http://www.icrisat.org/text/rese...ghum/SorghumTutorial/sorghum.htm
Describes using no-till sorghum in ecofallow rotations, including hybrid selection, planting and weed control methods, fertilizing, and possible insect and disease problems.
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Ecofarming: No-Till Sorghum Following Ecofallow Corn or Sorghum, G86-809-A The ecofarming system using a winter wheat-ecofallow corn or sorghum-fallow rotation has increased corn and sorghum yields because more water is conserved by controlling weeds with herbicides than with tillage. The land is fallowed the year following corn or sorghum...Describes programs of research into farming methods for this crop internationally.
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CGIAR: Research Impact: Areas of Research: Sorghum Research Impact: Areas of Research: Sorghum Areas of Research Rice Wheat Maize Barley Sorghum Millet Cassava Potato Sweet Potato Yam Banana Chickpea Cowpea Beans Lentils Pigeonpea Soybean Coconut Groundnut Livestock Forestry Fisheries Water Impact Genebanks Databases CGIAR on Global Issues...Account of the crop plant, and of its botany. Includes cultivation and uses, and notes on how to grow it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorghum