Broom-corn
Sorghum bicolor
Also known as Great Millet, Suger Sorghum, Shattercane, Sorghum
About Broom-corn
Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum () and also known as broomcorn, great millet, Indian millet, Guinea corn, jowar, or milo, is a species in the grass genus Sorghum. It is typically an annual, but some cultivars are perennial. It grows in clumps that may reach over 4 metres (13 ft) high. The grain is 2 to 4 millimetres (0.08 to 0.2 in) in diameter. The species originated and was domesticated in Sudan. Native to Africa and the Indian subcontinent, it is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its grain. It is the world's fifth-most important cereal crop. The grain is used as food by humans, while the plant is used for animal feed and ethanol production.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sorghum bicolor
- Genus
- Sorghum
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- Introduced elsewhere
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- जौवार, जवार Jowar, ज्वार
- Bengali
- জোয়ার
- Tamil
- Chiruchanpakam, சோளம், சோளம் சிறுதானியம்
- Telugu
- జొన్న
- Kannada
- Apoorva champaka, Kamanda mara, Kananga mara
- Malayalam
- ജോവാർ
- Marathi
- ज्वारी Jwari
Poaceae
Grass family
Broom-corn belongs to the Poaceae family.
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