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Sorghum: Quick Facts

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Also Known As jonna • jowar • Sorghum bicolor • kafir corn • mtama • cholam • sorgo • milo • kaoliang • sweet sorghum • shallu • Indian millet • great millet • durra • Guinea corn

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Tall green sorghum plants with clusters of dense, yellow-green seed heads growing in a field.
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Black and white botanical illustrations of four grain plants: millet (Panicum miliaceum), oats (Avena sativa), barley (Hordeum distichon), and sorghum (Sorghum vulgare), each labeled with its common and scientific name.
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