Abstract:
Two field experiments were carried out during 2016 through 2018 in both summer and winter seasons in Nyala, South Darfur State, Sudan. Five sorghum cultivars were grown during the period July to October in summer season and October to January in winter season. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of two local genotypes; Abu-Ragaba and Abu-Kunjara under southern Darfur environments in summer and winter seasons for grain yield and forage production. The land races (Barbarei) in winter season gave the highest grain yield 1049.9 kg/ha and 1037 kg/ha for Abu-Ragba and Abu-Kunjara, respectively, compared to Wad Ahmed 294.4 kg/ha, Tabat 600.8 kg/ha and Butana 499.8 kg/ha, respectively. Similarly, in winter season the land races Abu-Ragaba and Abu- Kunjara out yielded the other tested cultivars in forage production, producing 1003 kg/ha and 956.8 kg/ha, respectively, compared to 861.9 kg/ha, 743.4 kg/ha and 597.8 kg/ha for Butana, Wad Ahmed and Tabat, respectively. In summer season the land races Abu-Ragaba and Abu-Kunjara failed to produce grain yield, but out yielded the other tested cultivars in forage production, giving 1115.5 kg/ha and 1060.8 kg/ha, respectively, compared to 630.5 kg/ha, 599.6 kg/ha and 501.0 kg/ha for Wad Ahmed, Butana and Tabat, respectively, Abu-Kunjara and Abu-Ragaba excelled the other tested cultivars in protein content recording 13.0% and 12.9% compared to 9.8%, 9.5% and 9.4% reordered for Tabat, Wad Ahmed and Butana, respectively.Chapter One
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