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1ST EUROPEAN SORGHUM CONGRESS

WORKSHOP CROP MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR A BETTER PERFORMANCE

SORGHUM CULTIVATION IN RUSSIA

Nicolaï BENKO, Director of Agroplazma RUSSIA

ENHANCING THE AGRONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS OF

SORGHUM CROPS

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OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, THE SOWN AREA INCREASED BY 5.5 TIMES

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104

55

152,4166,7

230

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50

100

150

200

250

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

The sown area of grain sorghum in Russia, thousand hectares (2010 – 2015)

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THE SOWN AREA BY REGIONS OF RUSSIA, %:

35%

37%

16%

9%3%

Rostov Region Saratov Region Volgograd Region

Orenburg Region Samara Region

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MAP OF MAIN SORGHUM REGION

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GROSS YIELD OF SORGHUM, THOUSAND TONS (2010 - 2015)

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50

100

150

200

250

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

9,2

45,260

172

206,6

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CROP CAPACITY, Q/HA

10,5

8,8

10,5

14,415,8

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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IN THE ROSTOV REGION, AN AVERAGE OF 5 YEARS, SORGHUM YIELD EXCEEDS THE YIELD OF CROPS (Q/HA)

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40 Sorghum

37

Corn

29,1

Oats

33,8Barley

31,6

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THE MAIN DIRECTIONS OF BREEDING SORGHUM IN RUSSIA

1. Early maturity1.1 The neutral reaction to photoperiod1.2 There are forms that do not change the length of period of"germination- blooming"

2. Cold resistance (can withstand temperatures up to -3°C)

3. Drought resistance

4. Sweet sorghum - sugar content more than 20% for theproduction of molasses

5. Selection of on the quality of grain:Protein 14-16%Lysine > 2%Tryptophan > 1.2%Low in tannin (polyphenol)

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VARIETIES OF SORGHUM IN THE STATE REGISTER OF RUSSIA

Amount

Varieties (lines) 55

Hybrids 39

Amount

Varieties (lines) 35

Hybrids 10

Amount

Hybrids 28

Grain sorghum

Sweet sorghum

Sorghum-sudangrass hybrids

Total amount – 167 Foreign of these – 28

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VARIETIES OF SORGHUM IN THE STATE REGISTER OF RUSSIA

The main breeding companies-originators of sorghum varieties:

1. Russian Research Institute of sorghum and maize (Saratov)

2. Research Institute of agriculture of the south-east (Saratov)

3. All-Russian Research Institute of of grain crops I.G. Kalinenko(Zernograd)

4. Stavropol Research Institute of Agriculture

5. All-Russian Research Institute of sorghum and soybean“Slavyanskoe pole” (Rostov)

6. Agroplazma (Krasnodar)

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TYPICAL TECHNOLOGY OF CULTIVATION SORGHUM IN RUSSIA

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Previous crops: wheat, corn

Soil preparation: autumn plowing and pre-sowing cultivation

Sowing: when temperature of soil is 12-14 °C (usually about 10-20 of

May)

Sowing rate:

Grain sorghum: 250-300 thousand seeds / ha

Sweet sorghum: 200 thousand seeds / ha

Row spacing: Grain sorghum, for silage - 70 cm or 45 cm; sorghum-

sudangrass hybrids -15 cm.

Cultivations: Inter-row cultivations

Processing by herbicide (2,4-D-amide salt), insecticide

(organophosphorous compound + pyrethroid)

Dessiccation and harvesting with moisture at 13-14%

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Projects of Agroplazma company, as a member of "Skolkovo" innovation center:

1. Sorghum - food and fodder supercrop

2. Sweet sorghum, as an alternative to sugar beet in sugar production

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THANK YOU!

“AGROPLAZMA” LLC. is interested in cooperation

on breeding and seed production of sorghum!