The life of the sorghum plant begins when the seed imbibes water. This starts a chain of chemical reactions that drives the growth and development of the plant, culminating in a panicle containing ...

Similar to people, the sorghum plant is greatly influenced during its early development on what it is going to be later in life. How it is treated and what it experiences in its first 30 days will ...

Sorghum plants look like corn, and the seeds taste a lot like popcorn. Sorghum is a large grass from east Africa and ranges from 3 to 15 feet tall. The sorghums I grow need as little as 90 to 110 days ...

Jeff Dahlberg with various sorghum varieties. University of California researchers are on the path to discovering genes that assist in drought resistance in sorghum, which could potentially be applied ...

Roughly two decades ago, sorghum producers began asking for a product that would control in-season grasses. This year, they finally received an answer in the form of three new herbicide-tolerant ...

Rising global temperatures could cause yields of sorghum – a cereal crop known for its resilience to heat stress and drought – to fall substantially, new research finds. Sorghum is the fifth most ...

AMES, Iowa – A new study that examines the genetics behind the bitter taste of some sorghum plants and one of Africa’s most reviled bird species illustrates how human genetics, crops and the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have confirmed the long-held hypothesis that sorghum deters insects from feeding on its leaves by releasing hydrogen cyanide. Mitch Tuinstra and ...

Sorghum crops in sub-Saharan Africa suffer heavy losses from the parasitic plant witchweed (Striga hermonthica). A new study shows how soil microbes can help protect sorghum from this pest and could ...

Dublin, Aug. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Sorghum - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for Sorghum is estimated at ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China comes at a bad time for sorghum growers like Dan Atkisson in Kansas, who is nevertheless preparing to increase plantings by 25% ...