Everything you need to know about sorghum cultivation in India. Learn about:- 1. Introduction to Sorghum 2. Climate Required for Sorghum Cultivation 3. Soil 4. Field Preparation 5. Sowing Time 6. Manures and Fertilizer 7. Water Management 8. Weed Management 9. Cropping Systems 10. Special Practices 11. Drought Mitigation 12. Harvesting, Threshing and Yielding 13. Varieties. Sorghum Cultivation in India [...]
Learn about the pests that damage sorghum and its control. 1. Sorghum Earhead Bug, Calocoris Angustatus Lethiery (Hemiptera: Miridae): It is one of the most destructive pests of sorghum in southern India. Both the nymphs and the adults feed in the green ear heads. The adult is a small, slender, greenish yellow bug, measuring 5-8 mm in length and over [...]
Everything you need to learn about sorghum cultivation, harvest and growth. Introduction to Sorghum (Jowar): Sorghum was grown in Egypt prior to 2200 B. C. and since then has been an important crop in that country. It is believed to have originated in Africa and Asia. It was cultivated in India and China at a very early date, the former [...]