Sorghum field in Ethiopia
The genus Sorghum includes several species. Sorghum bicolor is grown as a cereal crop while other species are used as fodder crops. Sorghum spp are grown throughout the drier tropics.
Names
Scientific
Sorghum spp.
English
Sorghum
Dutch
Sorghum
Sorgo
Spanish
Sorgo
French
Sorgho
German
Sorghumhirse
Italian
Sorgo
Taxonomy
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Sorghum
Species
Sorghum spp. (Sorghum spp)
Crop categories
Arid crops
Cereals
Forage and fodder crops
Minor crops
Staple food
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Pictures
Sorghum
Sorghum grown as a fodder crop
Sorghum
Sorghum in Sudan
Sorghum wrapped to protect from insects