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Sorghum
* Most sorghums have partial resistance or tolerance rather than resistance.
* also grows well on loam and clay loam soils.
* are cereal grain
  - either annuals or perennials but all act as annuals in Wisconsin
  - fast-growing, warm weather annuals
  - millets
  - normally self-fertilized, but can cross pollinate
  - syrup
  - warm weather crops
* can also be a source of cyanide
  - branch from upper stalk nodes
* cereal grass with corn-like leaves and a thick stem.
* coarse grass that grows as an annual in the Upper Midwest.
* coarse, upright growing grass that is used for both grain and forage production.
* contains iron, calcium and potassium
  - less fat and more protein than corn, the grain's biggest competitor
  - slightly more calories than corn but fewer grams of fat
* continues to mature.
* equals or exceeds many other cereal grains in essential proteins.
* good source of B-complex vitamins.
* grows best on fertile, sandy- loam soils but can tolerate a wide range of soil types.
* has good ability to adjust to water stress
  - the highest levels and sorghum-sudangrasses are intermediate
  - unique properties that make it well suited for food uses
* is adaptable to diverse climates and is grown around the world
  - adapted to hot, arid regions of the world
* is also a popular cover crop restoring large amounts of soil organic matter
  - less attractive to deer, if deer are a problem
  - more tolerant to mid-summer drought conditions than is corn
  - amish processed
  - an importance crop grown in West Central Texas
* is an important livestock feed, particularly in the western states
  - part of the diets of many people in the world
  - upright growing grass which has been bred for both grain and forage production
  - believed to have the same tolerance mechanism
  - deficient in lysine and therefore has a low biological value
  - delayed more than corn
  - generally unsafe for pasture or green chopping until after plants reach maturity
* is grown all over the Sudan in the irrigated as well as in the rain-fed areas
  - largely for use in local beer production
  - higher in protein and lower in fat than corn
  - made from a different kind of cane
  - of a lower feed quality than corn
  - reputed to have a drought tolerance advantage over some other field crops
  - susceptible to damage from midge only during the bloom period
* is the fifth most important cultivated grass
  - main staple cereal crop for the people of Somalia
  - staple crop and is supplemented with cowpeas, maize, millet, and cassava
  - third most important food produced in Central America after maize and beans
  - world's fifth most important cereal, in terms of both production and area planted
  - used for food , fodder , and the production of alcoholic beverages
  - well adapted to growth in hot, arid or semiarid areas
* kind of corn grown widely in the drier areas around the edges of the forests.
* makes a delicious porridge which the Hausa call kunu.
* member of the grass family.
* needs rain.
* never-failing crop, and one that can be relied upon with certainty in all seasons.
* nutritious crop that can survive and grow under our harsh climatic conditions.
* produces a chemical compound called sorgoleone , which the plant uses to combat weeds
  - the same amount of ethanol per bushel as corn
* ranks fifth among cereal grains in world production, behind wheat, corn, rice and barley
  - in acreage and production among all world crops
* readily follows any crop in a rotation system.
* requires less water, seed, fertility, and crop protection investment per acre.
* staple meal in southern Somalia and has the same nutritive value as wheat.
* tends to have a thinner, slightly sourer taste than cane syrup.
* thrives on marginal sites where other grains fail.
* usually is planted in rows with corn planting equipment.
* yields better than corn in dry years and on droughty soils.