Abstract
Sweet sorghum unlike grain sorghum has potential to accumulate sugars in stalks similar to sugarcane. Short duration and lower water requirements of sweet sorghum are other advantages over sugarcane. Sorghum is usually grown in kharif and rabi seasons. As an energy crop, industry demands supply of green cane as raw material through out the year. Hence this agronomic study was conducted to determine suitable time of planting of sweet sorghum under the agro climatic conditions prevailing in India, so that continuous supply of raw material is assured for factory operations through out the year, especially during the lean period of sugarcane crushing. Various physical and chemical characters of plant and stem juice were studied by taking up bimonthly plantings at four locations using 12 genotypes of sweet sorghum in the first year and quarterly plantings at four locations using 10 genotypes (8 genotypes common in both years) in the second year. Of the six plantings, planting during August and April were found to be not suitable for good sweet sorghum yields, therefore, in the second year, four plantings were taken up i.e., June, October, December and February at six locations. The various attributes selected for observations include cane yield, percent brix of stem juice, percent juice extractability, percent total soluble sugars and reducing sugars in the stem juice. Highest green cane yield and percent juice extractability was observed in June planting in all genotypes followed by February, and December in both bimonthly and quarterly plantings. Juice extraction percentage was also highest in June plantings followed by October, April and December plantings. June plantings recorded highest percent brix followed by December and February plantings in bimonthly plantings, while in quarterly planting, highest percent brix and total sugars in juice was observed in February planting followed by planting in June.
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August planting was unsuitable for good sweet sorghum yields.
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- sweet sorghum yieldse0
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e0“planting during August and April were found to be not suitable for good sweet sorghum yields”
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April planting was unsuitable for good sweet sorghum yields.
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e0“planting during August and April were found to be not suitable for good sweet sorghum yields”
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June planting gave the highest green cane yield.
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e0“Highest green cane yield and percent juice extractability was observed in June planting in all genotypes followed by February, and December in both bimonthly and quarterly plantings.”
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June planting gave the highest juice extractability across genotypes.
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t0“Sweet Sorghum”
e0“Highest green cane yield and percent juice extractability was observed in June planting in all genotypes followed by February, and December in both bimonthly and quarterly plantings.”
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June planting had the highest juice extraction percentage, followed by October, April and December.
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t0“Sweet Sorghum”
e0“Juice extraction percentage was also highest in June plantings followed by October, April and December plantings.”
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In bimonthly plantings, June had highest percent brix, followed by December and February.
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t0“Sweet Sorghum”
e0“June plantings recorded highest percent brix followed by December and February plantings in bimonthly plantings”
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In quarterly plantings, February had highest percent brix, followed by June.
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t0“Sweet Sorghum”
e0“in quarterly planting, highest percent brix and total sugars in juice was observed in February planting followed by planting in June.”
Claim · model-written summary
In quarterly plantings, February had highest total juice sugars, followed by June.
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t0“Sweet Sorghum”
e0“in quarterly planting, highest percent brix and total sugars in juice was observed in February planting followed by planting in June.”
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