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Sorghum bicolor (Sorghum japonicum), commonly called sorghum, is a plant species in the grass family Poaceae
Poaceae

Poaceae or Gramineae is a family in the Class Liliopsida of the Magnoliophyta. Plants of this family are usually called grasses; the shrub- or tree-like plants in this family are called bamboo ....
. It is the primary Sorghum
Sorghum

Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of Poaceae, some of which are raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture....
 species cultivated for grain for human consumption and for animal feed. The species originated in northern Africa and can grow in arid soils and withstand prolonged droughts.

S. bicolor is typically an annual, but some cultivars are perennial.






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Sorghum bicolor (Sorghum japonicum), commonly called sorghum, is a plant species in the grass family Poaceae
Poaceae

Poaceae or Gramineae is a family in the Class Liliopsida of the Magnoliophyta. Plants of this family are usually called grasses; the shrub- or tree-like plants in this family are called bamboo ....
. It is the primary Sorghum
Sorghum

Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of Poaceae, some of which are raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture....
 species cultivated for grain for human consumption and for animal feed. The species originated in northern Africa and can grow in arid soils and withstand prolonged droughts.

S. bicolor is typically an annual, but some cultivars are perennial. It grows in clumps which may reach over 4 meters high. The grain is small reaching about 3 to 4 mm in diameter. Sweet sorghums are sorghum cultivars that are primarily grown for foliage; they are shorter than those grown for grain.

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
    Ethanol fuel

    Ethanol fuel is ethanol , the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It can be used as a fuel, mainly as a biofuel alternative to gasoline, and is widely used in cars in Ethanol fuel in Brazil....
    , and in some environments may be better than maize or sugarcane as it can grow under more harsh conditions.


  • Used for making a traditional corn broom
    Broom

    A broom is a cleaning tool consisting of stiff fibres attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylinder handle , the broomstick. In the context of witchcraft, "broomstick" is likely to refer to the broom as a whole....
    .


International naming

  • ?????????? (Karuncoolam) in Tamil
    Tamil language

    Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has Official language in India, Sri Lanka and Singapore....


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