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Performance of Sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) and Maize (Zea mays) as Forages in Irrigated Saline Soils of the Sudan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

M. O. H. El Karouri  and
M. G. Mansi
M. O. H. El Karouri
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council, National Council for Research, PO Box 6096, Khartoum, Sudan
M. G. Mansi
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council, National Council for Research, PO Box 6096, Khartoum, Sudan
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Summary

Trials were made of the performance of batches of forage sorghum and maize, sown at different times of year. The optimum sowing periods of sorghum variety Abu Sabeen and maize variety 113 were found to be February to October and November to January respectively. Of the various climatic factors considered in this study, mean daily temperature was of greatest importance in affecting yield. The overall performance of sorghum was superior to that of maize, probably because of its relatively higher salt tolerance.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , October 1980 , pp. 431 - 436
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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