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Variety traits

Sorghum plant height

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

An important biometric parameter of sorghum, measured from the soil surface to the tip of the panicle. Height determines mechanized harvesting technology, lodging resistance, and the crop's utilization for either grain or forage mass.

In the reference 117 varieties crop Sorghum, where this is mentioned in the description.

Sorghum height varies within a wide range: from 0.5 m in dwarf forms to 3 m or more in tall tropical varieties. Grain sorghum is characterized by relative dwarfism with average values of 100–120 cm, while sweet sorghum belongs to tall crops with a typical height of 2–3 m.

This trait is plastic and depends on moisture availability conditions, nitrogen nutrition levels, and planting density. Dwarf varieties up to 130 cm are most suitable for harvesting with standard combine harvesters, whereas tall forms are preferred for obtaining large volumes of green mass for silage production, though they require breeding for lodging resistance.

General information about the subject — on the page Plant height.

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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.

Arakan

Application submitted

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Sud Cereales SCA

UA
4 records

Tigrus

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Rick Henley

RO UA
6 records

PR88Y20

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

PIONEER HI-BRED INT

IT UA
5 records

Rebell

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Deutsche Saatveredelung AG., Lippstadt DE

HU NL
3 records

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Franck CHAUVEAU

UA
5 records

Vivarais

Protection expired

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

EURALIS GENETIQUE

HU IT
5 records

Glorius

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

HILLESHOG - NK SPA

IT
5 records

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

RAGT 2N S.A.S

IT UA
5 records

MSF172

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Innovative Seed Solutions

IT RO
3 records

12GS0106

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

S&W SEED COMPANY

IT UA
5 records

RM 226

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Serge CLAMENS

UA
2 records

Smile

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

APEX-AGRI S.N.C.

IT
2 records

KSH4G02

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

ARNDT KARL ZACHARIAS

UA
3 records

Jagguar

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

RAGT 2N S.A.S

IT
2 records

Ulisse

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

APSOVSEMENTI S.P.A.

IT
2 records

GKI-1

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Siklosine dr. Rajki Erzsebet / Farago Laszlo

HU
2 records

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

DESERT SUN MARKETING COMPANY INC

IT
4 records

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

RAGT 2N S.A.S

IT
4 records

Romy

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

RAGT 2N S.A.S

IT
3 records

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Szarvasi Medicago Kft., Szarvas

HU
2 records

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

DESERT SUN MARKETING COMPANY INC

IT
3 records

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Advanta US Inc

IT
3 records

Gobi

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

IT
2 records

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

PT
2 records