Sorghum Questions and Answers
Sorghum (Jowar)
Agronomy
| Questions | Answers | |
| 1 | Botanical name ? | Sorghum bicolor |
| 2 | Family | Grammineae |
| 3 | Chromosome number ? | 2n=20 |
| 4 | Origin ? | Africa |
| 5 | Type of flower? | Panicle (head) |
| 6 | Type of fruit? | Caryopsis |
| 7 | Germination | Hypogeal |
| 8 | Sorghum are? | Short day plant, C4 & Often Cross pollinated |
| It is normally self-pollinated but some florets are protogyny resulting in cross pollination averaging about 6%. So, it is classified as often cross- pollinated | ||
| 9 | Also known as? | Camel crop & King of coarse cereals |
| 10 | Seed rate? | 8-12kg/ha (Depth-3-4cm) |
| 11 | Seed rate of Jowar for fodder? | 30-35kg/ha |
| 12 | Plant Spacing? | 45 x 15 cm |
| 13 | Plant population? | 1,50,000 plant/ha |
| 14 | Protein %? | 10-12% |
| 15 | Climate required? | Hot climate |
| 16 | Which cells are found in the leaves? | Motor cell |
| 17 | Sugar % in sweet varieties? | 17% |
| 18 | Jowar is exhaustive crop more nutrient absorbed from ? | Soil |
| 19 | N:P:k Require | 100:50:40 kg/ha |
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| Questions | Answers | |
| 20 | Which species of Jowar are grown in India? | Durra & Guinea |
| 21 | Cropping area under Jowar cultivation ? | 2.9% |
| 22 | Total Jowar irrigated area? | 9.6% |
| 23 | First hybrid variety? | CSH-1 (1964) |
| 24 | Best high yielding variety of Rabi Season? | M.35-1 |
| 25 | Which gene responsible for male sterility? | Tift-60 |
| 26 | Varieties? | |
| 27 | 1.Varsa, 2.kafir-60, 3.CSV 1,2,3,4 | |
| 28 | Fodder varieties are? | |
| 29 | 1.Pusa Chari-1,2. 2.Mp Chari, 3.Vidisha 60-1 | |
| 30 | Harvesting is done at grain moisture percent ? | 21-24 % |
| 31 | Grains Stored at moisture present ? | 10-12% |
| 32 | In which crop there are no tillering? | Sorghum |
| 33 | Which chemical present at knee stage? | HCN/ prusic acid/ Dhurin |
| 34 | Dangerous diseases? | |
| 35 | 1.Powdery mildew 2.Grain smut 3.Head smut 4.Long smut 5.Leaf rust 6.Sugary disease |
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| 36 | Harmful insect-pest? | |
| 37 | 1.Shoot fly 2.Sorghum midge 3.Ear Head bug 4.Red Spider | |
| 38 | In sorghum durrin is high up to …… days after sowing? | 30 Days |
| 39 | Under storage conditions protein and free amino nitrogen contents decrease in? | Rice and sorghum. |
| 40 | Aflatoxin levels are higher or less in sorghum than rice? | higher |
| 41 | Kranz type of anatomy found in? | Sorghum (C4 plant) |
| 42 | Cultivation of Jowar Start in? | 1725 B.C. |
| 43 | All India Co-ordinated Research Project on? |
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad |
| 44 | Test Weight of Seed? | 25-30 g |
| 45 | Jowar is the indicator plant for deficiency in soil. | Fe |
| 46 | Erosion permitting crops are? | Sorghum, maize and millet |
| 47 | Moisture Sensitive Period Jowar ? | Seedling, flowering |
| Yield- irrigated | ||
| 48 | Grain Formation | 50 q/ha |
| 49 | Fodder formation | 100-125 q/ha |
| Yield- Rainfed | ||
| 50 | Grain Formation |
25-30 q/ha |
| 51 | Fodder | 100 q/ha |
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Sorghum is a often cross pollinated crop sir,,
Ithink jowar is often cross polinated crop
i think also
life cycle of sorghum is 115 to 140 days
Thanx for sharing such a valuable information in this simple manner.
Jowar is also called as great millet, kafir corn
Thank you sir for available the content free for agriculture students