Broom-type sorghum cultivars subject to planting densities: agroeconomic responses and forage potential

• Published in: Ciência rural Vol. 55; no. 10
• Main Authors: Mendes, Erika Vanessa Cardoso, Albuquerque, Carlos Juliano Brant, Monção, Flávio Pinto, Silva, Nailson Gonçalves da, Freitas, Rogério Soares de, Rigueira, João Paulo Sampaio, Silva, Pedro Henrique Ferreira da, Pereira, Maria Izabel Batista, Vieira, Emanuell Medeiros, Salles, Jussara Souza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 01.08.2025
• Subjects: artisanal brooms; digestible nutrients; forage yield; Sorghum bicolor; sorghum dwarfism

Using panicle rachis to manufacture artisanal brooms and the leaf and stem to produce forage can be a viable solution to incentivize the broom-type sorghum crop (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). However, fitting the most suitable sowing density to achieve top productivity is crucial. The objective of thi...