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Corn and grain sorghum comparison : all things considered / Yared Assefa...[et al.]

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Oxford : Academic Press, 2013Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (125 p.))ISBN:
  • 9781306213059
  • 0128003952
  • 9780128003954
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9780128003954 | 9780128001127 | Erscheint auch als: : Corn and grain sorghum comparison Druck-Ausgabe | Erscheint auch als: Corn and grain sorghum comparison. Druck-Ausgabe. Amsterdam : Elsevier, Academic Press, 2014. VI, 116 S.DDC classification:
  • 638.178
  • 633.15
RVK: RVK: ZC 31600 | ZC 31900LOC classification:
  • TX595.F5
Online resources: Summary: Corn and grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor L) are among the top cereal crops world wide, and both are key for global food security. Similarities between the two crops, particularly their adaptation for warm-season grain production, pose an opportunity for comparisons to inform appropriate cropping decisions. This book provides a comprehensive review of the similarities and differences between corn and grain sorghum. It compares corn and sorghum crops in areas such as morphology, physiology, phenology, yield, resource use and efficiency, and impact of both crops in different cropping systems. Producers, researchers and extension agents in search of reliable scientific information will find this in-depth comparison of crops with potential fit in dryland and irrigations cropping systems particularly valuable. Presents a wide range of points of comparison Offers important insights for crop decision making.Summary: Front Cover -- Corn and Grain Sorghum Comparison -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Corn and Grain Sorghum Morphology, Physiology, and Phenology -- 2.1 Morphology -- 2.1.1 Underground Morphology-Root Type, Growth, and Distribution -- 2.1.2 Aboveground Morphology-Plant Height, Stem, and Leaf -- 2.1.3 Reproductive Morphology of Corn and Sorghum -- 2.2 Physiology -- 2.2.1 Photosynthetic Rate -- 2.2.2 Transpiration and Water Uptake -- 2.2.3 Cold-Temperature Tolerance -- 2.2.4 Response to Population Density -- 2.3 Phenology -- 3 Corn and Grain Sorghum Historical Yield, Area, and Price Trends -- 3.1 Analytical Procedures -- 3.2 Harvested Area -- 3.2.1 Trend of Corn and Sorghum Total Harvested Area -- 3.2.2 Trends of Corn and Sorghum Area in Irrigated and Dryland Cropping Systems -- 3.2.3 Trend of Harvested Area by District and Irrigated and Dryland Cropping Systems -- 3.3 Grain Yield -- 3.3.1 Trends of Corn and Sorghum Yields Average Across Cropping Systems -- 3.3.2 Corn and Sorghum Yield Trends in Irrigated and Dryland Cropping Systems -- 3.3.3 Corn and Sorghum Yield Trends by Districts and Cropping System -- 3.3.4 Relationships Between Dryland and Irrigated Corn and Sorghum Yields -- 3.4 Prices of Corn and Sorghum, 1949-2011 -- 4 Corn and Grain Sorghum Yield Trend Since the Beginning of Hybrid Technology -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Corn from 1939 to 2009 -- 4.2.1 Data Organization and Analytical Methods for Corn -- 4.2.2 Results -- 4.2.2.1 Average Irrigated and Dryland Yield -- 4.2.2.2 Management Factors that Contribute to Yield Changes -- 4.2.2.3 Climatic Factors that Contribute to Yield Changes -- 4.2.2.4 Genetic Factors that Contribute to Yield Changes -- 4.2.2.5 Decadal Changes in Yield -- 4.3 Grain Sorghum from 1957 to 2009 -- 4.3.1 Data Organization and Analytical Methods for Sorghum -- 4.3.2 Results.PPN: PPN: 787517577Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PAD | ZDB-30-PQE
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