Definition of Sorghum bicolor

1. Noun. Important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves.

Exact synonyms: Great Millet, Kaffir, Kaffir Corn, Kafir Corn
Generic synonyms: Sorghum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sorghum Bicolor

Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus domestica
Sorbus sitchensis
Sorbus torminalis
Sorcha
Soren Aabye Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Peter Lauritz Sorensen
Sorensen
Sorensen scale
Soret's phenomenon
Soret band
Sorex araneus
Sorex cinereus
Sorex palustris
Sorghum bicolor (current term)
Sorghum halapense
Sorghum halepense
Sorghum vulgare caudatum
Sorghum vulgare rosburghii
Sorghum vulgare technicum
Soricidae
Sorrento
Sorrento work
Sorsby's macular degeneration
Sotadic
Sotadics
Sothis
Sotho

Literary usage of Sorghum bicolor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Genetic Manipulation in Crops: Proceedings of the International Symposium on by International Rice Research Institute (1988)
"Establishment of a Somatic Clone of Sorghum bicolor x ... sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) x sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) somatic clones has not been reported ..."

2. Symposium on Potential Productivity of Field Crops Under Different Environments by W. H. Smith, International Rice Research Institute (1983)
"Effects of thinning at different growth stages on morphology and yield of grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] PhD thesis, University of Nebraska, ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"FBW Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. drummondii (Steud.) DeWet & Harlan Shattercane Herbaceous annual Cultivated fields. Designated as a noxious weed in PA. ..."

4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"FBW Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. drummondii (Steud.) DeWet & Harían Shattercane Herbaceous annual Cultivated fields. Designated as a noxious weed in PA. ..."

5. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"241 NAL Call No: 450 P692 Tissue-specific expression and anaerobically induced posttranscriptional modulation of sucrose synthase genes in Sorghum bicolor ..."

6. Alternative Farming Systems by K. Schnieder (1994)
"... Arachis hypogaea; Sorghum bicolor; Losses from soil systems Abstract: Bioavailable P (BAP) in agricultural runoff represents P potentially available for ..."

7. Legumes in Crop Rotations--Bibliography, January 1990-December 1993 by Mary V. Gold (1994)
"Language: English Descriptors: Nebraska; Sorghum bicolor; Monoculture; Rotations; Glycine max; Zea mays; Avena sativa; Trifolium pratense; ..."

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