TY - BOOK AU - Assefa,Yared TI - Corn and grain sorghum comparison: all things considered SN - 9780128003954 AV - TX595.F5 .A384 2013 U1 - 638.178 PY - 2013/// CY - Oxford PB - Academic Press KW - Corn KW - Sorghum KW - Flour as food KW - Food, Fortified KW - Nutritive value KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Agriculture KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Introductions -- Corn and grain sorghum morphology, physiology and phenology -- Corn and grain sorghum historical yield, area, and price trends -- Corn and grain sorghum yield trend since the beginning of hybrid technology -- Yield distributiion and functions for corn and grain sorghum -- Resource (land, water, nutrient, and pesticide) use and efficiency of corn and sorghum -- Rotation effects of corn and sorghum in cropping systems -- General summary N2 - Corn and grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor L) are among the top cereal crops world wide, and both are key for global food security. Similarities between the two crops, particularly their adaptation for warm-season grain production, pose an opportunity for comparisons to inform appropriate cropping decisions. This book provides a comprehensive review of the similarities and differences between corn and grain sorghum. It compares corn and sorghum crops in areas such as morphology, physiology, phenology, yield, resource use and efficiency, and impact of both crops in differe UR - http://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128001127 ER -