Resources Tagged: Sorghum

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  1. Sorghum for Fuel

    1981-12-19 I recently saw a very tall sorghum being grown in Haiti and was told that they pile the stalks together after the harvest and burn them. This is in a country where there is a severe shortage of fuel for cooking. Upon my return to the U.S. I spoke with Dr. Axtell at Purdue University. He told me...
    Sorghum Fuel

  2. Formulation of infant foods fortified with baobab (Adansonia digitata) fruit pulp and/or moringa (Moringa oleifera) leaf powder for under-five-years old children in Benin

    Abstract, RUFORUM, 2018 Malnutrition is one of the most serious problems throughout the world and children are especially vulnerable to it. The aim of this research is to formulate foods fortified with baobab fruit pulp and moringa leaf powder for under-five-years old children. Specifically, the...
    Moringa Baobab Sorghum Health and Nutrition

  3. Insights from a Simple Sorghum Trial in Haiti

    2007-04-20 In observation trials, each variety is grown in only one plot of ground. Observations from such trials are not as conclusive as with replication. As long as site conditions are fairly uniform, however, they give the experimenter a pretty good idea of likely “losers” and “winners.”
    Sorghum Research Rural Development Seeds Experimentation

  4. Sorghum Pollination

    2015-01-20 Sorghum is primarily self-pollinated, meaning that a sorghum plant will accept pollen from its own flowers. Sorghum can also accept pollen from other sorghum plants (cross-pollination) by means of wind or insect transfer. Cultivated sorghum is generally cross-pollinated between 2 and 10%, with...
    Sorghum Seed Saving Seeds Seed Bank

  5. Introducing a New Crop: Reasons Why Seeds Fail

    2009-07-20 Many of you have graciously taken the time to fill out the seed harvest report form that accompanies each mailing of seeds from our seed bank. In reading reports from people in our network, we want to learn whether the seeds we are sending out have improved the lives of poor small-holder farmers....
    Abelmoschus caillei Crop Pests Rural Development Seeds Moringa Amaranth Sorghum Maize Psophocarpus tetra... Sauropus androgynus Muntingia calabura Vigna unguiculata Brassica carinata

  6. Plants Well-Adapted to Specific Difficult Conditions.

    2008-07-20 Descriptions of several crops that are adapted to difficult situations.
    Underutilized Crops Seeds Banana Cajanus cajan Pigeon Pea Perennial lima Phaseolus lunatus Queensland lettuce Lactuca sativa Tepary Beans Phaseolus acutifolius Sorghum Sorghum bicolor

  7. Grow row by row - video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Farmers in northern Nigeria are changing the way they intercrop their sorghum and millet with cowpea. By planting both crops at higher densities and in separate rows, and by applying some organic and mineral fertilizer, they harvest more and reduce damage by the...
    Sustainable Land M... Soil Fertility Striga AccessAgriculture Intercropping Sorghum Cowpea West Africa

  8. A Caution About One Use of The Bird Resistant Grain Sorghum

    1994-10-19 In some parts of the world people roast sorghum, as is done with corn (roasting ears) in the United States. Roasting bird resistant sorghum at the dough stage may not sufficiently remove the cyanogenic glycoside dhurrin.
    Sorghum Crop Pests Health Nutrition

  9. The Green Famine

    2002-10-01 It is not uncommon for people to rely on crops that are not the most suitable for their region. Here is an example from Ethiopia with some suggestions for alternatives.
    Green Famine Famine Maize Sorghum Millet Cassava Drought Farming Systems

  10. Seed For Sorghum That Is Resistant To Striga Is Available From ECHO

    1998-02-19 A striga resistant sorghum has been developed. In addition the fungus, Fusarium oxysporum, may help control striga.
    Weed Control Sorghum Striga Parasites