TNAU Agritech Portal ::Traditional Varieties grown in Tamil nadu
Sen Cholam (Wild Sorghum)
This is one of the traditional varieties in Salem district. The duration of the crop is 120 days and suitable for all the seasons. The color of the grain is dark reddish, ear heads are medium sized and oval in shape. The crop is mainly cultivated for cattle feed. In olden days, sorghum grains are used as food material, but now it is not preferred, farmers are eager to cultivate this variety while compared to other varieties. Green fodder is mainly used for milch animals to induce the milk production. Twenty kg of green fodder is fed to one animal/day (At milking time especially for cow). Dry fodders are preserved and given for all the animals. After maturation, the ear heads are harvested by using knife and it is sun dried upto 2-3 days. The grains are separated manually by using sticks. This seeds can be used for next sowing after three months. |
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