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Cut warm-season grasses back to about 6 inches above the ground. Once all the stems have been cut and removed, trim the clump back a few more inches into a neat mound.
Sorghum × drummondii (Sudan grass), is a hybrid-derived species of grass raised for forage and grain, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Eastern Africa. It may also be known as Sorghum bicolor × Sorghum arundinaceum after its parents. Some authorities consider all three species to be subspecies under S. bicolor. [2]
The grasses are planted in the border around the maize and sorghum fields where invading adult moths become attracted to chemicals emitted by the grasses themselves. Instead of landing on the maize or sorghum plants, the insects head for what appears to be a tastier meal. These grasses provide the "pull" in the "push–pull" strategy.
Sorghastrum is a genus of grasses, native to Africa and the Americas. [4]Members of the genus are commonly known as Indiangrass. [5]Selected [2] [6] [5]. Sorghastrum balansae (Hack.)
Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum [2] (/ ˈ s ɔːr ɡ ə m /) and also known as great millet, [3] broomcorn, [4] guinea corn, [5] durra, [6] imphee, [7] jowar, [8] or milo, [9] is a species in the grass genus Sorghum cultivated for its grain. The grain is used as food by humans, while the plant is used for animal feed and ethanol ...
Johnson grass or Johnsongrass, Sorghum halepense, is a plant in the grass family, Poaceae, native to Asia and northern Africa. [1] The plant has been introduced to all continents except Antarctica, and most larger islands and archipelagos. It reproduces by rhizomes and seeds.
The cane-processing factory, with a design capacity of 110,000 tonnes of sugar a year, opened in 1976. [2] Several smaller Blue Nile projects added more than 80,000 additional hectares to Sudan's overall irrigated area during this time. [2] In the 1970s, when the consumption and import of sugar grew rapidly, domestic production became a ...
Sorghum field in Germany. Peronosclerospora sorghi has a broad host range, particularly plants in the sorghum family. These host plants include Sorghum bicolor, or sorghum, Sorghum sudanense, or Sudan grass, and Sorghum halepense, or Johnsongrass. Its hosts also include Pinnisetum glaucum, or pearl millet, and Zea mays, or maize.