Sorghum

Sorghum

Characters States
Seedling Yellow green
Leaf sheath Yellow green
Leaf: Mid rib colour
(5th fully developed
leaf)		 Yellow green
Plant: Time of
panicle emergence
(50% of the plants
with 50% anthesis)		 Very early (<56 days)
Plant: Natural
height of plant up to
base of flag leaf		 Medium (151-225 cm)
Flag leaf: Yellow
colouration of midrib		 Present
Lemma: Arista
formation		 Absent
Stigma: Yellow
colouration		 Present
Stigma: Length Medium (1-2mm)
Flower with
pedicel: Length of
flower		 Medium
Characters States
Anther: Colour of dry
anther		 Glume : Colour
Glume : Colour Yellow white
Plant: Total height Medium (151-225 cm)
Stem : Diameter (at
lower one third height
of plant) 		 Small (>2 cm)
Leaf: Length of blade
(the third leaf from top
including flag leaf)		 Medium (41-60 cm)
Leaf: Width of
blade(the third leaf
from top including flag
leaf)		 Medium (4.1 – 6.0 cm)
Panicle : Length
without peduncle		 Medium (21-30 cm)
Panicle: Length of
branches
(middle third of
panicle)		 Medium (21-30 cm)
Panicle : Density at
maturity
(ear head compactness)		 Semi compact
Panicle : Shape Panicle broader in upper
part
Neck of panicle :
Visible length above
shelth		 Medium (10.1-15 cm)
Glume : Length Medium (75% of grain
covered)
Grain: Threshability Freely threshable (<11%
unthreshed grain)
Caryopsis: Colour after
threshing		 Yellow white 158
Grain: Weight of 1000
grains		 Medium (26-35 g)
Grain: Shape (in dorsal
view)		 Elliptic
Grain: Shape in profile
view		 Elliptic
Grain: Size of mark of
germ		 Medium
Grain: Texture of
endosperm (in
longitudinal section)		 ¾ vitreous (75%
corneous)
Grain: Colour of
vitreous albumen		 Grayed orange
Grain : Lustre Non-lustrous