Photographer Li Shu

Sorghum, also known as millet, reed, peach tree, hippopotamus chef, Wuhe and He Ming, belongs to Gramineae, Sorghum and Sorghum. Sorghum can be divided into four kinds accord

Sorghum, also known as millet, reed, peach tree, hippopotamus chef, Wuhe and He Ming, belongs to Gramineae, Sorghum and Sorghum. Sorghum can be divided into four kinds according to its use. One is grain sorghum, which is big, naked, easy to thresh and rich in starch. After planting, it can be used as grain, feed and industrial raw materials. The second is sorghum for sugar, with sugar content of 10- 19%, which can be used to make white sugar and brown sugar powder. Third, forage sorghum, which grows vigorously and has strong tillering ability, can be used as silage. Fourthly, sorghum is used in crafts, and its stem skin is tough, so it can be used for weaving handicrafts.

First of all, another name for sorghum.

1, alias

Sorghum is a plant of Gramineae, Sorghum, Sorghum, also known as Muji, Shuli, Reed, Taosu, He Ming, Zizania latifolia, Zizania latifolia and Wuhe.

2. Sorghum type

(1) grain sorghum

① The seeds are large and exposed, which is easy to thresh. Protein content is about 10%, and starch content is about 60-70%.

② Seeds can be used as grain, feed and industrial raw materials, and can be used for making vinegar, wine, monosodium glutamate and soy sauce in industry.

(2) Sorghum for sugar

① Sweet sorghum, planted in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, has tall stems, long internodes, rich sap in stem pulp and sugar content of 10- 19%.

② This variety can be used for squeezing and boiling sugar, and making flake sugar, syrup, white sugar, brown sugar powder, etc.

(3) Feed sorghum

The stems are juicy, vigorous and have strong tillering ability, which can be used as green feed and silage after harvest.

(4) Technical sorghum

The stem bark is tough and can be used as raw material for technological weaving after planting. Some varieties can be used to make brooms, and varieties with long ears can be used to make other handicrafts.

Second, brief introduction of sorghum

1, plants

(1) The stem is erect, with a height of 3-5m and a transverse diameter of 2-5cm, and supporting roots grow on the basal nodes.

(2) The leaf sheath is hairless or slightly white, the tongue is hard, the apex is round, and the edge is ciliated.

(3) The leaves are linear to linear-lanceolate, about 3-8 cm wide and 40-70 cm long, with tapering tips, dark green surface and light green back.

(4) The leaves are hairless on both sides, with cartilaginous edges and fine bristles.

2, caryopsis

(1) The caryopsis is slightly exposed at the top, flat and convex at the side, red to reddish brown in color, about 3.5-4 mm long and 2.5-3 mm wide.

(2) Spikelets are linear to lanceolate, about 3-5 mm long (spikelet stalk is about 2.5 mm long), and the color is brown to dark reddish brown.

(3) The first glume has 9- 12 pulse, and the second glume has 7- 10 pulse, with flowering and fruiting period from June to September.