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Sorghum bicolor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A PLANTS profile of Sorghum bicolor (sorghum) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench sorghum; ... Sorghum bicolor ssp. arundinaceum common wild sorghum...
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A PLANTS profile of Sorghum bicolor ssp. bicolor (grain sorghum) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor grain sorghum;
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Sorghum bicolor includes all cultivated sorghums as well as a group of semi wild plants often regarded as weeds. Historical records and archeological data have not been able to clearly state the origin and domestication of Sorghum bicolor.
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Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ... Gill, P.S., Tahir, S.M., Al-Younis, A.H., and Younis, M.A. 1977. Preliminary studies on the cultivation of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) for the production of sugar in Iraq. Iraqi J. Agr. Sci. 12:3–9.
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We present an initial analysis of the 730-megabase Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench genome, placing 98% of genes in their chromosomal context using whole-genome shotgun sequence validated by genetic, physical and syntenic information.
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The Sorghum bicolor genome project was initiated through the DOE-JGI Community Sequencing Program (CSP) by a consortium led by Andy Paterson, John Bowers, Steve Kresovich, C. Thomas Hash, Jo Messing, Daniel Peterson, Jeremy Schmutz, and Dan Rokhsar.
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Sorghum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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When properly supplemented, sorghum grains are excellent for all classes of livestock. The grains have to be processed before being fed to cattle, else a large proportion of the grains will be swallowed whole and the waxy bran covering the grain will make digestion difficult.
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Sorghum bicolor is one of the major grain crops for human food throughout the drier areas of Africa and India. The fodder varieties are used widely for cut green fodder and silage, and for syrup production. The stalks are used for stover, roughage, thatch and fuel.
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