1. Ratooning Technique
- Harvest the main crop leaving 15 cm stubbles.
- Remove the first formed two sprouts from the main crop and allow only the later formed two sprouts to grow. Allow two tillers per hill.
2. Hoeing and Weeding
- Remove the weeds immediately after harvest of the main crop.
- Hoe and weed twice on 15th and 30th day after cutting.
3. Application of Fertilizers
- Apply 100 kg N/ha in two split doses.
- Apply the first dose on 15th day after cutting and the second on 45th day after cutting.
- Apply 50 kg P2O5/ha along with the application of N on 45th day.
4. Water Management
- Irrigate immediately after cutting the main crop.
- Irrigation should not be delayed for more than 24 hours after cutting.
- Irrigate on 3rd or 4th day after cutting.
- Subsequently irrigate once in 7 - 10 days.
- Stop irrigation on 70 - 80 days after ratooning.
5. Harvest
Harvest the crop when the grains turn yellow.
Note : The duration of the ratoon crop is about 15 days less than the main crop.
6. Crop Protection
7. Post Harvest Technology
In India, sorghum grain is known as “jowar” and constitutes an important article of food after rice and wheat. The whole grain or the broken grain can be cooked like rice or the whole grain ground to flour and used to make chappaties. Sorghum grain is used as a source of starch in the fermentation industry for producing industrial alcohol and solvents. From a blend of wheat flour and sorghum flour, baked products like muffins, bread and cakes can be produced.
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