The first samples of sorghum seeds in Aleksandrovsky district

The climatic and weather conditions of the Stavropol Territory make it possible to grow a crop that requires a sufficient amount of heat to grow.
The first samples of sorghum seeds (hybrid Bianka) from a batch of 4.12 tons were received by the Aleksandrovsky district department of the branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Rosselkhozcenter” in the Stavropol Territory to determine the sowing qualities. The germination of these seeds was 91%. For other indicators, the seeds also meet the requirements of GOST.
Sorghum is a fodder, food and industrial crop with great potential. In addition to unpretentiousness, the plant has a high yield and has a lot of useful properties, so it is used everywhere.
According to biological characteristics, there are no big differences between sorghum groups. Sorghum is a heat-loving, heat-resistant and drought-resistant crop. The optimum temperature for seed germination, growth and development of plants is +20-+30 °C. Plants do not tolerate frost in any phase of development. Spring frosts can completely destroy or significantly thin out crops, so do not rush to planting dates. Cooling during flowering, even at positive temperatures, can lead to overgraining.
Sorghum is not demanding on moisture. The amount of water needed to swell sorghum seeds is 35% of the total seed weight. It has also been established that sorghum consumes 300 parts of water to form a unit of dry matter.
A feature of sorghum is a low growth rate in its initial period, as well as the ability to suspend its growth during unfavorable conditions for growth and development and remain in an anabiotic state until favorable conditions occur.
Sorghum crops grow well after mowing, which is actively used in fodder production. In the conditions of the Stavropol Territory, with irrigation, you can get up to 4 full-fledged mowings per season.
Despite the high drought resistance, sorghum reacts strongly to moisture supply and gives a large increase in yield .
Since sorghum is a promising crop, the farmers of the district plan to sow more than 1,000 hectares of sorghum for harvest.

Source: Branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "ROSSELHOZTSENTR" in the Stavropol Territory