Variety traits
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase
The plant height of Sudangrass is a key morphological trait measured from the soil surface to the top of the panicle. This indicator ranges from 80 to 300 cm and determines forage productivity, mowing schedules, and harvesting efficiency.
In the reference 26 varieties crop Sudangrass, where this is mentioned in the description.
During cultivar testing, Sudangrass plant height is measured with a measuring rod at four points within the plot, covering 10 plants in each sample. Until the jointing stage, the height is defined as the level of the tip of the highest leaf; in subsequent stages, it is the distance to the end of the inflorescence. The crop's growth rate under favorable conditions reaches 5–10 cm per day.
The typical height range for commercial cultivars is 80–300 cm, with varieties measuring 130–160 cm considered compact. Height directly affects nutritional value: for high-quality forage, mowing is considered optimal when the sward reaches 40–70 cm, which corresponds to the jointing phase. Excessively tall crops are prone to lodging, which complicates mechanized harvesting for seeds and green mass.
General information about the subject — on the page Plant height.
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.
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Vicente Trucillo
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION AGROPECUARIA (INIA)
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
DESERT SUN MARKETING CO. INC.
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
MMR GENETIC
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
DOUGLASS W. KING CO.
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
CROSBYTON INT. SEEDS
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Shevchenko Tetiana Anatoliivna, Babych Anatolii Oleksandrovych, Samoilenko Anatolii Terentiiovych,
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Alfaseed Kft, Budapest
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Peter Bohdan Chykaliuk
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Korobko IUliia Anatoliivna, Kravchenko Viktor Mykolaiovych, TROTsENKO Anatolii Hryhorovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych,
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Agri Obtentions SA (FR)
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
FORRATEC ARGENTINA SA
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
CAL-WEST SEEDS
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Shevchenko Tetiana Anatoliivna, Trotsenko Anatolii Hryhorovych, Samoilenko Valentyna Vasylivna, Samoilenko Anatolii Terentiiovych,
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Kalashnyk Mykola Strateievych, Shevchenko Tetiana Anatoliivna, Samoilenko Anatolii Terentiievych, Yalanskyi Oleksandr Volodymyrovych,
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Zavod za hmelj, sirak i lek. bilje (YU)
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass