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 |
| Sorghum produced in the USA and Australia is used mainly for animal feed. Also known as kaffir corn (in South Africa), guinea corn (in West Africa), jowar (in India), Indian millet, and millo maize | ||
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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