Sorghum spp


Sorghum grown as a fodder crop

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

Genus
   Sorghum
Family
   Poaceae
Order
   Poales

Crop categories

Cereals
Food crops
Tropical crops
Staple food
Forage and fodder crops

Pictures


Sorghum grown as a fodder crop


Sorghum


Sorghum field in Ethiopia


Sorghum in Sudan


Sorghum


Sorghum wrapped to protect from insects

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