The Cultivated Races of Sorghum.J.D.Snowden Adlard&Sen.,Ltd.London.1936.10s.6.d.Sorghum is an important cereal.It is the staple food crop of the poor in many parts of the world. In the British Empire its importance to the indigenous population is obvious.With rich and bulky fodder.we have in it a crop pre-eminently suited to the needs of both man and beast :and its improvement is thus naturally engaging the attention of many Economic Botanist.Kew.his interest in economic botany found its first expression in this dsire to increase the knowledge on this important crop.Knowledge is power and the power to handle a crop is the measure of its useful handling.The usual canons of classifying wild lants receive a erious setback when it is question of dealing with a cultivated one. The difficulties increase,when,as in the case of sorghum.it is a case of reconciliation with much valuable previous work.done at many centres of Europe by nations interested in their colonial dependencies.
For MASU related issues :
PUBLISHER
SECRETARY
Madras
Agricultural Students Union
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore - 641 003
Tamil Nadu, India.
For MAJ related issues :
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ)
Madras Agricultural Students Union
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore - 641
003
Tamil Nadu, India.
© Madras Agricultural Journal. Website design – All rights reserved.
Please provide the registered email ID
Please enter the new password
