Sorghum Cernuum

a species of annual plants of the genus Sorghum of the family Gramineae. It has a dense paniculate inflorescence with greatly shortened branches and a bent stem under the inflorescence, which hangs downward. Very drought-resistant, the Sorghum cernuum is cultivated as a grain and feed crop in India, Iran, Afghanistan, Mediterranean countries, tropical Africa, the United States, and elsewhere. In the USSR it is grown in Middle Asia and the Lower Volga Region. The grain, which contains up to 70 percent starch, is processed into groats, flour, spirits, starch, and feeds for animals and fowl. The green pulp is dried and used for silage, and the stems serve for heating fuel.