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2014 AgriLife Grain Sorghum Hybrid Yield Trials

As noted in previous years, Texas A&M AgriLife’s Crop Testing Program (http://varietytesting.tamu.edu) annually conducts fee-based hybrid performance tests across Texas. These replicated tests also report multi-year data for up to three years at most locations. Visit the above website and click on ‘Grain Sorghum’ to learn about trials in your region. Results for 2014 to date include (“*”, 3-year data …

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Why is my Grain Sorghum Turning Black in the Head?

Numerous grain sorghum growers in the South Plains, Concho Valley, and lower Panhandle are asking why their grain sorghum heads are so much darker or even black in appearance (Figs. 1 & 2). Even cream grain shows some darkening (Fig. 3). Myself (Dr. Calvin Trostle-Lubbock) along with Texas A&M AgriLife Research sorghum breeder, Dr. Gary Peterson-Lubbock, we have examined several field …

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