The introduction of photoperiod-insensitive, short-and medium-duration, high-yielding rainy season (kharif) sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) hybrids in India more than 20 years ago has led to dramatic increases in grain yield (from 587 kg ha -1 in 1970 to 1407 kg ha -1 in 1996). This was acc...
Hall, A.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
,
Chandrashekar, A.
,
Shewry, P.
,
Bandyopadhyay, A.J.
,
Chandrashekar, R.
,
[Technical and institutional options for sorghum grain mold management and the potential for impact on the poor]
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Technical and institutional options for sorghum grain mold management and the potential for impact on the poor
The introduction of photoperiod-insensitive, short-and medium-duration, high-yielding rainy season (kharif) sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) hybrids in India more than 20 years ago has led to dramatic increases in grain yield (from 587 kg ha -1 in 1970 to 1407 kg ha -1 in 1996). This was acc...
Hall, A.
,
Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
,
Chandrashekar, A.
,
Shewry, P.
,
Bandyopadhyay, A.J.
,
Chandrashekar, R.
,
[Sorghum grain mold: the scope of institutional innovations to support sorghum based rural livelihoods]
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Sorghum grain mold: the scope of institutional innovations to support sorghum based rural livelihoods
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor(L.) Moench) is the fifth important cereal crop after wheat (Triticum aestivumL.), maize (Zea maysL.), rice (Oryza sativaL.), and barley (Hordeum vulgareL.) in the world. It is cultivated in about 46 million ha with a total production of 62 million t (FAO 1998). Asia and A...