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1. JOWAR OR SORGHUM

2. JOWAR (SORGHUM)
 Botanical Name: Sorghum bicolor(L.) Moench
 Family : Poaceae
 Subfamily : Panicoideae
 Tribe : Andropogoneae

3. SORGHUM(Sorghum bicolor L.):
 ORIGIN:
Warth (1937) was the opinion that it was
originated in India and Africa. De Candolle said
that it was originated in Africa. It is believed to
originate from North East of Africa or Abyssinia.

4. DISTRIBUTION:
 Sorghum is grown in all parts of the world except cool
North east part of Europe. In the world, Africa is the
major continent cultivates sorghum and Asian
continents , North America and South America also
cultivates sorghum. In India, mainly on central and
peninsular India such as Maharashtra, Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil
Nadu and Gujarat are important states cultivating
sorghum.

5. AREA,PRODUCTION,PRODUCTIVITY OF
SORGHUM IN INDIA:
YEAR AREA
milli0nhectare
PRODUCTION
million tonnes
PRODUCTIVITY
kg.Ha
2003 9.49 7.33 772
2004 6.51 4.10 669
2005 6.45 3.78 732
2006 6.52 7.68 561
2007 7.71 4.97 732
2008 8.28 4.72 650
2009 6.63 7.33 694
2010 7.38 7.00 949
2011 6.32 6.03 954
2012 6.21 5.28 795
2013 5.71 5.52 653

6. AREA,PRODUCTION,PRODUCTIVITY OF
SORGHUM IN TAMIL NADU:
TAMIL NADU:
Area : 5.061 ha,
Production : 4.861.t and
Productivity : 960 kg/ha
In Tamil Nadu 85% of area is under rain fed and 15% is
irrigated.

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