Seed set at 51 degrees Northern latitude NOW possible
- Sorghum bicolor has poor emergence in cold soils and seed set during cool weather
- Earliness at 51º not necessarily earliness at 34º latitude, differential responses
- Grain yields in Chile above 6 mt per ha for Dutch bred materials
- Sowings late May and June have a faster development then earlier sowings
- Later sowings may have sterility and may not have viable seeds
Feed: Characteristics of Dutch bred sorghums at 51º NL
- Biomass yields almost equal or higher maize
- Biomass yields of tall sorghums up to 29 t dry matter per ha, but these are more prone to lodging
Plant heights
- Plant heights tend to vary with temperature regime
- Medium tall varieties can produce heights over 2 m at 51º Northern latitude, in sowings from early May to mid June
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