Preface

 

 

Contributors

 

 

Sect. I

Origin and History

1

Ch. 1.1

Origins of Domesticated Sorghum and Its Early Diffusion to India and China

3

Ch. 1.2

Classification and Characterization of Sorghum

99

Ch. 1.3

Development of Some Agricultural Industries in Several African and Asian Countries

131

Ch. 1.4

History of Cultivar Development in the United States: From "Memoirs of A. B. Maunder - Sorghum Breeder"

191

 

 

 

Sect. II

The Sorghum Plant

225

Ch. 2.1

Physiology and Genetics of Maturity and Height

227

Ch. 2.2

Genetics and Cytogenetics

261

Ch. 2.3

Collection, Conversion, and Utilization of Sorghum

309

Ch. 2.4

Techniques for Developing New Cultivars

329

Ch. 2.5

New Horizons in Biotechnology

349

 

 

 

Sect. III

Production and Production Hazards

399

Ch. 3.1

Sorghum Production Statistics

401

Ch. 3.2

Integrated Crop Management for Sorghum

409

Ch. 3.3

Insect Pests of Sorghum

443

Ch. 3.4

Diseases and Disease Management in Sorghum

497

Ch. 3.5

Weeds and Their Control in Grain Sorghum

535

Ch. 3.6

Marketing

591

 

 

 

Sect. IV

Processing and Products

647

Ch. 4.1

Structure and Chemistry of the Sorghum Caryopsis

649

Ch. 4.2

Sorghum Food and Industrial Utilization

689

Ch. 4.3

Value of Sorghum and Sorghum Coproducts in Diets for Livestock

731

Ch. 4.4

Fermented Products: Beverages and Porridges

751

Ch. 4.5

Forages and Fodder

797

Index

 

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