Farmers in Nigeria grow different types of varieties of sorghum seeds in Nigeria. Most of the sorghum varieties grown in Nigeria are tolerant to the conditions of Nigeria.
Samsorg 45 and Samsorg 46 sorghum varieties are some of the most popular varieties of sorghum seeds planted in Nigeria.
Varieties of Sorghum Seeds in Nigeria
The following are some of the varieties of sorghum seeds available in Nigeria:
Samsorg 45
Samsorg 45 variety is one of the most popular sorghum seeds in Nigeria. It does well in the Guinean Savannah, Sudan Savannah and Sahel Savannah. It has a time to maturity of 90 – 95 days. It has a potential yield of 2 tons per hectare.
Samsorg 46
Samsorg 46 variety is one of the most popular sorghum seeds in Nigeria. It does well in the Guinean Savannah, Sudan Savannah and Sahel Savannah. It has a time to maturity of 85 – 90 days. It has a potential yield of 2 tons per hectare.
Samsorg 51SW
Samsorg 51SW is also one of the sorghum varieties planted in Nigeria. It has a brix content of 26% and can yield 1.5 tons of sorghum grains per hectare. It can also be grown in the savannah belt of Nigeria.
Samsorg 50SW
Samsorg 50SW is also one of the sorghum varieties planted in Nigeria. It has a brix content of 22% and can yield 800kg of sorghum grains per hectare. It can also be grown in the savannah belt of Nigeria.
Samsorg 49
Samsorg 49 variety is one of the sorghum varieties planted in Nigeria. It does well in the Guinean Savannah, Sudan Savannah and Sahel Savannah. It has a time to maturity of 85 – 90 days. It has a potential yield of 2.8 tons per hectare.
Samsorg 48
Samsorg 48 variety is one of the sorghum varieties planted in Nigeria. It does well in the Savannah belt of Nigeria. It has a time to maturity of 85 – 90 days. It has a potential yield of 4.7 tons per hectare.
Samsorg 47
Samsorg 47 variety is one of the sorghum varieties planted in Nigeria. It does well in the Savannah belt of Nigeria. It has a time to maturity of 85 – 90 days. It has a potential yield of 4.8 tons per hectare.
Samsorg 42
Samsorg 42 variety is one of the sorghum varieties planted in Nigeria. It does well in the Savannah belt of Nigeria. It has a time to maturity of 85 – 90 days. It has a potential yield of 2.5 – 3 tons per hectare.
Samsorg 43
Samsorg 43 variety is one of the sorghum varieties planted in Nigeria. It does well in the Savannah belt of Nigeria. It has a time to maturity of 85 – 90 days. It has a potential yield of 2.5 - 3 tons per hectare.
Source: Seed Portal
About Sorghum Farming
Sorghum farming is the growing of sorghum. Sorghum farming can also be explained as the growing of sorghum crop for the purpose of harvesting the sorghum grains.
Sorghum farming involves all the processes associated with the cultivation of sorghum. These processes include getting the seeds, land preparation, planting, maintenance of the sorghum plants, harvesting and marketing of the produce.
Sorghum grows in a well-draining soil with a pH of 6.0 and 7.0.
Other sorghum producing states in Nigeria are Oyo state and Gombe state.
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Sorghum producing states in Nigeria