Introduction:
The sorghum harvest of summer crops important for the following reasons:
First: it could
be planted under the environmental conditions relatively low rainfall areas to assume other summer crops where it is grown in areas where rates are 200 mm rainfall limits.
Second: the growing demand for grain sorghum Sorghum in local markets to feed poultry and prepare for fattening cattle feed.
Third: Some brands use this crop in the sugar industry glucose.
Fourth: Finally, the increased demand in the market and neighbouring Arab world to make it more of the major summer crops particularly in rainfed areas.
Ranging area planted to this crop in the country between 12-26 thousand hectares annually and the cause of the discrepancy was due to the cultivated plots that about 95% of this crop acreage is located in rain-fed and influenced by the large quantities of rain, especially in spring and the diameter of grain production this crop Fluctuates according to size and distribution of precipitation and rainfall between 11-14 tons. Table No. (1) the evolution of space, production and yields during the period between 1973 - 1983.
Table (1) the evolution of space, production and yields during the period between 1974 - 1983.
Uses sorghum:
The principal uses of sorghum (high) thus:
1 - sorghum flour mixed with wheat flour for bread industry, especially in the countryside.
2 - used in poultry feed and feed mixed with other milk to feed livestock because of convergence of food composition of this food crop with the installation of yellow corn.
3 - a green flora used as feed for livestock, provided that at least the age of 55 on plants because of the toxicity of securities is small to contain the toxic material Gelokosid roles provided drying Securities twelve hours before use.
4 - using plant residues after harvesting the crop to feed the animals and livestock work.
5 - use of windbreaks around Msakb vegetables and crops.
6 - sorghum is one of the most important agricultural products used in the production of sugar glucose
CATEGORIES:
No country in distinctive local varieties, but mostly local calls appellations can be divided into two main sections:
Section I: includes varieties grown in rainfed areas are characterized by such items that flora short and medium height and medium production, small grain somewhat.
Section II: includes varieties grown in irrigated land and flora which are characterized by a length of up to 3-3.5 m wide grain white Osakilha crammed full of (compact) and average yields at times to 400 kg in per dunum.
The following is a brief description of the types of municipal deployed in some governorates:
Varieties of Homs and Hama governorates:
Bosnia: a small white beans, short vegetation, drought-resistant, Llacuaz overcrowded grain productivity is relatively high.
Cbcolh: white beans this type and size larger than Alkposh plants, this type of medium height, Llacuaz sporadic grain (loose).