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Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum At the end of this lesson, you have learned to answer 8.In how many days after germination the panicle initiation starts? 9.How can you identify flowering in sorghum? 10.What is physiological maturity in sorghum? 11.How can you identify physiological maturity in sorghum? 12.In how many days sorghum plant matures? 13.What is the optimum stage to harvest sorghum? Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Sorghum is a member of the grass family and originally a wild plant in Africa. The evolution of sorghum under the pressures of drought and high temperatures imparted the ability to tolerate drought, soil toxicities, and extremes of temperature more effectively to cultivated sorghum plants than other cereals. Wild Sorghum

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Varieties of sorghums are classified into 4 groups: grain sorghums grass sorghums or forage Sorghum sweet sorghums and broomcorn. Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Grain sorghums are grown for the grain - round, starchy seeds used as human food or cattle feed. Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Grain Sorghum

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Grass sorghums are grown for green feed (forage) and making silage or hay (dried fodder). Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Grass Sorghum

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Sweet sorghums have sweet juicy stems and are grown for making sorghum syrup. Sweet sorghums can also be used for animal feed or for making silage. Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Sweet Sorghum

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Broomcorn is grown for the branches of the seed cluster, which are used to make brooms (Fig.). Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Broomcorn Sorghum

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Stage 1 of Sorghum Germination Germination At optimum temperature (25 to 30 0 C) and moisture, the sorghum seed germinates in 3 to 5 days. When sorghum seed is sown in moist soil, the seed swells due to moisture absorption. The seed coat breaks a small shoot (coleoptile) and a primary root (radicle) emerge. Initially the young seedlings take nutrients from the endosperm of the seed.

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Seedling Development The shoot (coleoptile) emerge from the ground and first leaf breaks through the tip. The mesocotyle grows during this period and a node is formed at the base of the coleoptile just below ground level. Secondary roots begin to grow from this node, 3 to 7 days after the plant emerges from the soil. Seedlings get the nutrients through these roots. Stage 2 of Sorghum Germination First Leaf Coleoptile Mesocotyle Primary Root Seed

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Root system The sorghum root system consists of 3 types of roots: Primary roots Secondary or Adventitious roots Brace or Buttress roots

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Root system Primary roots These roots develop from the radicle and die subsequently.

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Root system Secondary or Adventitious roots These roots develop from the first node from the mesocotyle. These rots occupy 5 to 15 cm area in the soil around the base of the stem. Adventitious roots are small, uniform, and form a small portion of the root system. Secondary roots of sorghum

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Root system Secondary or Adventitious roots Another type of permanent adventitious roots develop from the second internode and above. These roots are branched laterally (about 1 sq.m) interlacing the soil vertically. These roots mainly supply nutrients to the plant. Permanent adventitious roots of sorghum

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Root system Brace or buttress roots These roots develop from the root primordia of the basal nodes above the ground level. They are stunted, thick, and above ground level. These roots provide anchorage to the plant. Brace roots of sorghum

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Shoot system Sorghum shoot system consists of stem, leaves, nodes, and internodes during the vegetative stage. Leaves\nodes of one in 3 to 6 days. The plant remains in vegetative stage for 30 to 40 days during which all leaves (12 to 18) are formed. Sorghum shoot Stem Node }Inter Node Leaves

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Shoot system The stem of sorghum consists of many alternating nodes and internodes. It ranges from slender to very strong, 0.5 to 5 cm in diameter near the base. The length of stem varies between 0.5 to 4 m depending on the variety. A bud is formed at each node. At time, these buds develop tillers. Sorghum stem

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Shoot system About 6 to 10 days before flowering, the boot forms a bulge in the sheath of the flag leaf (uppermost leaf). This stage is called boot leaf stage. Sorghum usually flowers 55 to 70 days. Boot leaf stage Flag Leaf Boot

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Shoot system The flowering structure (inflorescence) in sorghum is called as panicle or head. In cultivated sorghums, the panicle starts developing from 30 to 40 days after germination. The tiny panicle can be observed by carefully cutting the stem of a 30 t0 40 days plant. Flag Leaf Panicle Panicle initiation

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Shoot system Two days after the emergence of the inflorescence from the boot, the flowers begin to open. The flowering can be observed from the yellow pollen from the anthers on the panicle (sorghum head). The maximum flowering takes place on 3 rd or 4 th day. It takes 6 days for the whole inflorescence to complete flowering. Flowering in sorghum

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Seed Development Sorghum seeds The sorghum seed is called grain. The grain matures in 30 to 35 days after fertilization. Sorghum seeds are spherical in shape but some what flat on one side. The seeds vary in color - red, brown, white, yellow, or cream and are with a dull or pearly luster.

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Seed Development Sorghum seed color

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Seed Development Physiological maturity: Maximum total dry weight of the plant reaches at the physiological maturity. Uptake of nutrients also mostly cease at this stage. So, if there are problems like bird damage etc. it is advantageous to harvest the crop at this stage. As the seed moisture at this stage will be around 25 to 35%, proper drying of the seeds is important.

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant Seed Development Physiological maturity can be determined by the dark spot on the seed. The seed on the left is physiologically mature; the one on the right is not.

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum Lesson 3: Growth of Sorghum Plant The cultivated sorghums mature in 100 to 140 days depending on the variety. The right time to harvest sorghum is at the physiological stage of the plants or when the seed moisture content is below 25%.

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Insect Pests of Groundnut Module 1: About Sorghum With this, the Lesson on Growth of Sorghum Plant, and also the Module 1 - About Sorghum concludes. If you want to check your understanding on about sorghum, please click on “Exercise” button. Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Sorghum Production Practices Module 1: About Sorghum Exercise