Sorghum bicolor – china CRI-1001 Tester – XDECTM ECU
Uses
A traditional food plant in Africa, this little-known grain has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable landcare.
The species is source of ethanol fuel, and in some environments may be better than maize or sugarcane as it can grow under more harsh conditions.
It has protein levels of typically 9 per cent, enabling dependent human populations to subsist on it in times of famine, in contrast to regions where maize, introduced by colonizers, has become the staple crop.
Used for making a traditional corn broom.
International naming
(Jola) in Kannada
(Karuncoolam) in Tamil
“Jowar” in Gujarati
“Kenike” in Bamanankan
‘mtama’ in swahili muvya in kikamba “mabele” in setswana
See also
Media related to Sorghum bicolor at Wikimedia Commons
References
“Taxon: Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor – information from National Plant Germplasm System/GRIN”. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN): GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Beltsville Area, USA: United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. 2008-03-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?454806. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
Sorghum bicolor in West African plants – A Photo Guide.
^ a b c FAO. Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
^ National Research Council (1996-02-14). “Sorghum”. Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grains. Lost Crops of Africa. 1. National Academies Press. ISBN 978-0-309-04990-0. http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=2305&page=127. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
External links
Crop Wild Relatives Gap Analysis Portal reliable information source on where and what to conserve ex-situ, regarding Sorghum genepool
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