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  Sorghum requires very  fertile , well drained loamy soils having   pH range   of 5.5 to 8.0. The crop grows best on alluvial or  red soils  but can also by grown on well  drained  black soils. It does not  thrive  well on heavy soils, saline and  alkali  soils After preparing a fine  seed bed  the crop must be sown in lines ( 20-30 cm apart ) by using seed drill or  maize planter  or by kera on  para  method Sowing  time varies from place to place. Sorghum has bold  seed size It requires  50-60 kg  seeds depending upon size. Seed should be sown in lines spaced at  30 cm . For  summer  sowing in irrigated areas, last week of  February  to last week of March-April is the  appropriate  time. Rainy season crop is  sown  with the beginning of rains in  June-­July . Rabi  crop is sown in October-November particularly in  eastern  and  southern  parts of the country. In  hills  sowing is taken up in May. Cofs29   sorghum   fodder   for   Dairy   Farms

  Skip to content Natural Farming Ideas Natural Farming Natural Farming Blog Benefits of Sorghum Fodder Growing   COFS29   Sorghum   Fodder Sorghum is also an  important  feed component of  dairy  cattle and  poultry  feed. Sorghum is a  rich  source of starch,  protein  and edible oil. Sorghum produces  good  quality herbaceous  fodder  with high  palatability . Hence by providing  sufficient  quantities of fodder instead of  costly  concentrates and feeds to the  milch  animals, the cost of milk  production  can considerably be  reduced . Optimal growth conditions are  18-21°C  average day-temperatures, annual  rainfalls  of more than 750 mm, and deep,  well-drained  rich soils. However, Sorghum  withstands  annual rainfalls ranging from  230 to 4100 mm , a pH between 4.3 and 8.7, and a great  variety  of soils. Frost  kills the plants. Drought  is detrimental at  flowering  as it affects  pollination  and impairs yields. Sorghum has no  tolerance  to flooding