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SUGAR SORGHUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
- Grain Growing
- Forage Crops
- Industrial Crops
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sweet sorghum
1, record 1, English, sweet%20sorghum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sorgo 2, record 1, English, sorgo
correct
- sugar sorghum 3, record 1, English, sugar%20sorghum
correct
- sorghum 4, record 1, English, sorghum
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of several sorghum varieties that are cultivated primarily for the sweet juice in their stems from which sugar and syrup are made and that can also be used for fodder and silage. 5, record 1, English, - sweet%20sorghum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sweet sorghums, or sorgos, are grown mainly in the United States and southern Africa for forage and for syrup manufacture and are sometimes used in the production of ethyl alcohol for biofuel. 6, record 1, English, - sweet%20sorghum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sweet sorghum is predominantly grown for sorghum syrup. Unlike grain sorghum, sweet sorghum is harvested for the stalks rather than the grain and is crushed like sugarcane or beets to produce a syrup. 7, record 1, English, - sweet%20sorghum
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sorgho
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
- Culture des céréales
- Culture des plantes fourragères
- Culture des plantes industrielles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sorgho à sucre
1, record 1, French, sorgho%20%C3%A0%20sucre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sorgho sucré 2, record 1, French, sorgho%20sucr%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- sorgho sucrier 3, record 1, French, sorgho%20sucrier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sorghos sucriers : variétés de grande taille (2 m à 3,50 m voire plus), avec des épis plus petits que ceux des sorghos grains. Plutôt tardifs, ils ont besoin de 120 à plus de 150 jours de végétation selon les variétés. 4, record 1, French, - sorgho%20%C3%A0%20sucre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le sorgho sucrier permet de produire du sirop et de la mélasse. [...] Comme le sorgho grain, il peut aussi être utilisé pour l'ensilage, méthode de conservation de fourrages verts, ou servir à produire de l'alcool ou du biocarburant. 5, record 1, French, - sorgho%20%C3%A0%20sucre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sorgo à sucre
- sorgo sucré
- sorgo sucrier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
- Cultivo de cereales
- Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
- Cultivo de plantas industriales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sorgo azucarado
1, record 1, Spanish, sorgo%20azucarado
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sorgo dulce 1, record 1, Spanish, sorgo%20dulce
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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