Sorghum is one of the widely cultivated food and fodder cereal crop across India, sorghum is popularly known as “Jowar” in India. The advantage of this cereal crop is that it can be cultivated in both Kharif and Rabi season. Sorghum/Jowar is the 5th most important cereal crop in the world after rice, wheat, maize & barley.
The nutritional value of sorghum/Jowar is same as of that of corn and that is why it is gaining importance as livestock feed. sorghum/Jowar is also used for ethanol production, starch production, producing grain alcohol, production of adhesives and paper other than being used as feed for livestock and food. Sorghum/Jowar cultivation is gaining popularity due to its nature of extreme drought tolerance.Sorghum/Jowar is very nutritious just like corn and can be used as green fodder, dry fodder,hay or silage.
Sorghum Insecticides | |||
| S.No. | Product | Technical | Target Pest |
| 1 | Alik | Thiamethoxam 12.6% + Lambda – cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC | shootfly |
| 2 | Mallux | MALATHION 50% EC | Earhead midge |
| 3 | Fura-don | CARBOFURAN 3% CG | Shoot fly, Stem borer |
Sorghum Fungicide | |||
| 1 | Metal-G | METALAXYL 35% WS | |
| 2 | Thiolux | SULPHUR 80% WP | |
Sorghum Herbicide | |||
| 1 | Weedlock | 2,4-D AMINE SALT 58% SL | Cyperus iria, Digera arvensis, Convolvulus arvensis, Trianthema sp., Tridax procumbens, Euphorbia hirta, Phyllanthus niruri. |
Sorghum insects, diseases and Damages
Caterpillar
Larvae feeding on wheat ear heads
Cut seedlings in the field
Larva
Elongated windows
Shot holes
Dead hearts
Damage symptoms
Damage symptoms
larvae of Helicoverpa armigera
larvae of Helicoverpa armigera
