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Grain sorghum yield

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor

A key indicator of sorghum productivity determined by structural elements: plant stand density, grain weight per panicle, and 1000-grain weight.

In the reference 70 varieties crop Sorghum, where this is mentioned in the description.

Average grain sorghum yields range from 3–4 t/ha, with high yields reaching 5–6 t/ha, and in intensive conditions, figures can exceed 7 t/ha. Under unfavorable conditions without fertilizer application, yields may decrease to 1.3 t/ha, while world records under rainfed conditions reach 15.05 t/ha.

The crop's productivity directly depends on agrotechnological practices, including the choice of tillage method, nitrogen fertilization, and optimization of seeding density. Due to its C4 photosynthesis pathway and well-developed root system, sorghum maintains stable yields under drought conditions.

General information about the subject — on the page Yield.

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Varieties of Sorghum mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Irat 179

Protection expired

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Cirad-Ca Paris (FR)

FR
2 records

Arprim

Protection expired

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Sud Cereales (FR)

FR
2 records

B 38

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

DEKALB PLANT GENETICS

ES
2 records

Tanami

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Eurosorgho (FR)

FR
2 records

Brigga

Protection expired

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

R 2n (FR)

FR
2 records

Arkol

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Sud Cereales (FR)

FR
3 records

ES Passat

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Eurosorgho (FR)

FR
2 records

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

CZ
3 records

Dekalb D 50

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Dekalb Genetics Corporation (usa) (US)

FR
1 record

Sioux

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Chykaliuk Peter Bohdan

UA
2 records

Botanichnyi

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Blium IAroslav Borysovych, Martyniuk Halyna Mykolaivna, Rakhmetov Dzhamal Bakhlulovych,

UA
4 records

FNK 140

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

NORTHRUP KING

ES
1 record

RS 610

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

TEXAS AGR. EXP. STATION (US)

FR
1 record

RM 37

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Sud Cereales (FR)

FR
1 record

NK 120

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

NORTHRUP KING Co (US)

FR
1 record

P8699

Withdrawn

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL

ES
1 record

Odk4079A

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Selektsiino-henetychnyi instytut - Natsionalnyi tsentr nasinnieznavstva ta sortovyvchennia

UA
2 records

Hoggar

Withdrawn

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

R 2n (FR)

FR
1 record

P 8310

Withdrawn

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL

ES
1 record

RM 91

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Sud Cereales (FR)

FR
1 record

CARGILL 70

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

CARGILL

ES
1 record

Super Sile 22

Withdrawn

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

TRIUMPH SEED CO. (US)

FR
1 record

Cronas

Withdrawn

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Desert Sun Marketing (US)

FR
1 record

ES Hera

Withdrawn

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Eurosorgho (FR)

FR
1 record