density · Growth · Sorghum

Effects of row spacing and plant population on sweet sorghum yield · 1984

• positive
  Increasing population from 8 to 16 plants/m2 increased total dry matter yield.

  compared with 8

• positive
  Narrow rows significantly increased dry matter yield at both populations, especially at seed maturity.

cited by 2 papers here

SEED QUALITY IN CSH 5 HYBRID SORGHUM AS INFLUNCED BY THE SPACING OF MOTHER PLANT · 1984

• positive
  Seeds from 45 x 15 cm spacing had higher root length and vigour index.

  compared with other spac- ings

SUMMER FORAGE SORGHUM YIELD, PROTEIN AND PRUSSIC ACID CONTENTS AS AFFECTED BY PLANT DENSITY AND NITROGEN TOPDRESSING · 2004

• positive
  Higher density increased stem height, leaf area and tiller number.
• positive
  Higher density increased stem dry matter yield.
• positive
  Higher density increased fresh forage, total dry matter and leaf dry matter yields.

Influences of Sowing Density in Growth and Yield of Hybrid Sweet Sorghum · 2006

• positive
  Sowing density affected plant height, leaf age, LAI and dried-matter accumulation.

Effect of plant and row spacing on biomass and Brix of stem juice of sweet sorghum. · 2009

• positive
  Chuntian-2 attained the highest biomass per area, 3 138 g/m2, at medium density with 60 cm × 20 cm spacing.
• positive
  Low plant density had the highest individual plant biomass, 394 g/plant.
• positive
  Medium density increased biomass accumulation per area relative to low density.

  compared with low plant density

Study the effect of different tillage methods and plant densities on yield of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. monech) · 2013

• positive
  No tillage at 40×30 cm gave the highest cab-stem and husk dry weights.

  compared with others methods of using

• positive
  No tillage at 40×30 cm gave the highest stem, seed, and cab dry weights.

  compared with others methods of using

Preliminary study on the effect of plant population density and sweet sorghum cultivars on bioethanol production · 2013

• positive
  Biomass peaked at 50 cm row spacing at 50 t/ha.

cites 1 paper here

Effects of Plant Density and Sowing date on some Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of forage Sorghum as Second Cropping · 2014

• positive
  Increasing plant density raised the leaf-to-stem dry weight ratio.
• negative
  Increasing density decreased stem diameter.

Evaluation of sweet sorghum planting density and minimal nitrogen input, under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions, for bioethanol feedstock production · 2017

• positive
  Under irrigation in 2012, the lowest seeding rate gave the most biomass.

Influence Plant Geometry, Macro and Micro Nutrients on Yield and Nutrient uptake of Dual Purpose Sorghum under Rainfed Vertisols · 2018

• positive
  The combined closer spacing and nutrient treatment significantly increased plant height, stem girth and days to flowering.

Response of summer sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench.) to Spacing and nitrogen levels · 2018

• positive
  Sorghum sown at 60 x 15 cm spacing had significantly higher growth attributes than other spacing treatments.

  compared with other spacing treatments

• no effect
  Sorghum sown at 60 x 15 cm spacing had growth attributes at par with 45 x 20 cm spacing.

  compared with 45 x 20 cm (S2)

cited by 1 paper here

Effect of spacing and nitrogen levels on growth and yield of rabi fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) · 2019

• positive
  Wider 40 cm spacing significantly increased height, leaves, internodes, stem thickness and dry matter.

High planting density induces the expression of GA3-oxidase in leaves and GA mediated stem elongation in bioenergy sorghum · 2021

• positive
  Greater planting density increased internode length by more than twofold.
• negative
  Greater planting density decreased stem diameter by about 22%.

Effect of sowing dates and spacing on growth and economics of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) · 2021

• positive
  Sowing on 17 July with 45 cm spacing gave a superior leaf count of 14.91.
• positive
  Sowing on 17 July with 45 cm spacing gave superior plant height of 110.35 cm.

cites 1 paper here

Effect of variety and plant spacing on yield components of two sorghum varieties (Sorghum bicolor l. Moench) · 2021

• positive
  Leaf area index was highest at 15 × 85 cm spacing.

cites 1 paper here

Agroforestry: Viable alternatives for ensuring green fodder production around the year · 2022

• positive
  sorghum green fodder biomass was higher under wider poplar spacing than as a sole crop, reaching 38.45 t/ha.

  compared with sole crops

Effect of Plant Density and Spraying with Ethephon on Yield and its Components of Sorghum (Var. Bohooth .70) · 2023

• positive
  Lower density significantly decreased plant height and lodging rate.

Alternative Agronomic Management Practices Through Fertilizer, Irrigation, and Plant Density Adjustments for Hybrid Fodder Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) · 2024

• positive
  Narrow spacing in AMP2 and AMP4 gave ratoon crops higher leaf area index.
• positive
  Narrow spacing in AMP2 and AMP4 tended to raise initial crop leaf area index.

cites 1 paper here

Performance of grain sorghum in summer rice fallows of Southern Kerala · 2025

• positive
  Conventional tillage at 45x15 cm spacing with 50:25:75 NPK kg ha-1 gave higher leaf area index at 30 DAS (3.13).

Optimizing Inter-row Spacing and Blended NPS Fertilizer to Boost Production of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) and Ensure its Economic Feasibility · 2025

• positive
  Increasing NPS rate and row spacing increased leaf area and leaf area index.
• positive
  Spacing of 65 cm gave highest biomass, 7490.12 kg ha-1.
• negative
  Plant height decreased as row spacing increased.

Effects of Wide–Narrow Row Spacing and Planting Density on Canopy Structure, Photosynthetic Performance, and Yield of Brewing Sorghum in Slightly Saline–Alkali Soils · 2026

• positive
  Total canopy light interception increased by 1.96% during grain filling.
• positive
  Total canopy light interception increased by 3.33% during flowering.
• positive
  Wide–narrow spacing with higher density improved canopy structure and light interception.

Fodder productivity and nutritional value of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) as influenced by seeding rate and harvesting time · 2026

• positive
  Increasing seed rate significantly increased emergence count, plant height and leaf area index.