Sorghum is one of the main staple food for the poor people across the semi arid tropics. It is mainly consumed by poor farmers. India contributes about 16% of the world’s sorghum production. It is the fourth most important cereal crop in the country and also contributing green fodder, feed and biofuel.
This crop was one of the major cereal during the 1950s contributing to more than 10% of the food basket. At present, it is reduced to less than 4.0%. Sorghum cultivation is taken up in 5.97 m ha with a production of 5.01 million tonnes (Ref : Agricultural Statistics at a Glance 2018 of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare). There has been rapid improvement in productivity - 466 kg/ ha in 1971 as against 998 kg/ ha in 2017-18. This has been possible through use of productive hybrids and varieties and adoption of improved production technologies. In the last three decades productivity has gone upto 84% in case of kharif sorghum and 70% in rabi sorghum.
The essential information on grain sorghum hybrids and varieties released in the country for cultivating under kharif season is presented below.
Hybrid |
Duration |
Grain Yield (kg/ha) |
Fodder Yield (kg/ha) |
Suitable Areas* |
CSH1 |
90-100 |
3000-3500 |
7500 |
TN, AP, KA, RJ, UP, GJ, MH, MP. Specific adaption to low rainfall and light soil kharif areas of country. |
CSH2 |
115-120 |
3000-3500 |
- |
Suitable for assured rainfall mid-late kharif tracts specifically in Karnataka |
CSH3 |
150-170 |
3500-3800 |
- |
Assured rainfall tracts in MH, TG, monsoon areas of TN, Malwa Plateau (MP) and Bundelkhand (UP) |
CSH4 |
110-105 |
3500-3800 |
- |
All kharif and some rabi areas of all over the country |
CSH5 |
100-120 |
3800-4000 |
9300 |
All kharif areas and late kharif tracts of AP and summer irrigated areas in TN, and KA. Well adapted for intercropping and ratooning |
CSH6 |
95-100 |
3376 |
8100 |
For cultivation in kharif, early rabi and rabi seasons a;; over the country. Suitable for low rainfall tracts of kharif and late kharif season in AP. Ideally suited for intercropping and ratooning |
CSH9 |
105-110 |
4000-4200 |
9800 |
All kharif sorghum areas except in humid areas of KA and TN |
CSH10 |
100-115 |
3633 |
12000 |
KA |
CSH11 |
105-115 |
4172 |
9180 |
All kharif growing areas |
CSH13 |
105-110 |
3924 |
14100 |
AP, GJ, TN, KA, MP, HR, RJ, MH and UP |
CSH14 |
105 |
3840 |
8800 |
All kharif growing areas medium to heavy soils for low rainfall areas |
Hybrids |
Duration |
Grain Yield (kg/ha) |
Fodder Yield (kg/ha) |
Suitable Areas* |
CSH16 |
110 |
4308 |
9676 |
Kharif sorghum growing areas of MH, TN, AP, GJ, KA, MP, RJ and UP |
CSH17 |
103 |
4186 |
10400 |
All Kharif growing areas of RJ, MP, GJ and TN |
CSH18 |
110-115 |
4336 |
13100 |
All kharif season as a rainfed crop in sorghum growing states in country |
CSH23 |
105 |
4100 |
8700 |
All over India |
CSH25 |
110-115 |
4370 |
12710 |
MH in Kharif season |
Variety |
Duration |
Grain Yield (kg/ha) |
Fodder Yield (kg/ha) |
Suitable Areas* |
CSV 1 |
95-100 |
3000-5000 |
- |
All kharif sorghum growing areas of MH, GJ, KA and AP |
CSV 2 |
105-110 |
3000-3500 |
- |
Kharif tracts of MH, MP and adjoining areas of RJ, Bundelkhand (UP) and North Telangana |
CSV 3 |
105-110 |
3500-4000 |
- |
All kharif growing areas of country |
CSV 4 |
105-110 |
3000-3500 |
- |
All kharif sorghum growing areas |
CSV 5 |
110-120 |
3000-3500 |
- |
KA,TN and MH |
CSV 6 |
115-120 |
3200-3500 |
- |
Assured rainfall areas of vidharbha and west MH regions,MP, Kota region of RJ, Bundelkhand (UP), South GJ, Adilabad (AP) and TN |
CSV 9 |
110-115 |
3000-3500 |
8940 |
All kharif sorghum growing areas in India |
CSV 10 |
110-115 |
3000-3500 |
9010 |
MH, KA, AP and RJ |
CSV 11 |
110-115 |
3250 |
9600 |
All kharif growing areas in India |
CSV 13 |
110-120 |
3525 |
9700 |
All kharif growing areas of the country |
CSV 15 |
110-112 |
3621 |
12100 |
All kharif growing areas of the country |
CSV 17 |
97 |
2500 |
6800 |
Low rainfall and drought prone sorghum regions of the country |
CSV 20 |
109 |
3100 |
13300 |
All India |
*KA:KARNATAKA, TN:TAMILNADU, AP:ANDHRA PRADESH, RJ:RAJASTHAN, GJ:GUJARAT, UP:UTTAR PRADESH, MH:MAHARASHTRA, MP:MADHYA PRADESH
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Last Modified : 1/9/2023
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