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Sweet sorghum bagasse – A source of organic manure
Bagasse or silage is an important byproduct
in the sweet sorghumbased
ethanol industry. Above ground biomass distribution in sweet
sorghum forms 90% of the total biomass produced and that includes stem, leaves and panicle ...
Nitrogen response and water use efficiency of sweet sorghum cultivars
Sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is a biofuel crop, which can be grown under tropical rainfedconditions without sacrificing food and fodder security. Three sweet sorghum cultivars (CSH 22 SS, NTJ2 and ICSV 93046) ...
Production technologies for enhancing sweet sorghum yields
Adoption of good crop and soil management practices are important for maximum productivity and to make the system sustainable in
the long run. This chapter describes the cultivars and good cultural practices that are to ...
Managing soil fertility constraints in market-led shift to high value agriculture for benefiting smallholders in the semi-arid tropics
Low productivity and cultivation of low value crops in
the Indian semi-arid tropics (SAT) is the main cause for
poor farm-based livelihoods. Poverty leading to low risktaking
ability of farmers and production related
constraints ...