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sorgo

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sor·go also sor·gho  (sôrg)
n. pl. sor·gos also sor·ghos
Any of various sorghums that are cultivated as a source of syrup. Also called sweet sorghum.
[Italian; see sorghum.]
sorgo, sorgho [ˈsɔːgəʊ]
n pl -gos, -ghos
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several varieties of sorghum that have watery sweet juice and are grown for fodder, silage, or syrup
[Italian]
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Noun1.sorgo - any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrupsorgo - any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup
sorgho, sugar sorghum, sweet sorghum
sorghum - economically important Old World tropical cereal grass
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1] de N no feijoeiro de inverno em semeadura direta sobre palhada de leguminosas (feijao-bravo-do-Ceara e crotalariajuncea) e gramineas (milheto, sorgo e sorgo-guine) e verificaram maior produtividade de graos e componentes de producao do feijoeiro com a aplicacao das doses de 50 e 75 kg [ha.
Nitrogen fertilization in common bean crops under no-tillage and ... by Gomes, Guilhie Francisco, Jr.; de Sa, Marco Eustaquio; Muraishi, Cid Tacaoca / Acta Scientiarum Agronomy (UEM)
O sorgo é bastante usado para silagem, pelo seu potencial de produção de biomassa em condições de deficiência hídrica e solos pobres, por ser tolerante às doenças e pragas, pela facilidade de cultivo e conservação, pelo bom valor nutritivo, por ser fonte de fibra digestível e amido, além de ser excelente para consumo animal, o que proporciona destacado desempenho na produção de carne e leite, e pode ser fornecido para animais em pastejo ou estabulados (Ferreira et al.
Consumo e digestibilidade aparente das fracoes fibrosas de silagem de ... by Simon, Jaime Edson; de Brito Lourenco, Jose, Jr.; Dias Goncalves Ferreira, Geane; de Fatima Alves do / Acta Scientiarum Animal Sciences (UEM)
In the 2,000m race for locally bred maiden horses race, Sorgo, owned by Nasseriyeh, trained by Smith and ridden by Avranche, triumphed over the rest of the field.
Mr Funtastic! by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)
 
 
 
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