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Sorghum

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum

Species of grain

Overview

Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum and also known as broomcorn, great millet, Indian millet, Guinea corn, jowar, or milo, is a species in the grass genus Sorghum. It is typically an annual, but some cultivars are perennial. It grows in clumps that may reach over 4 meters (13 ft) high. The grain is 2 to 4 millimetres in diameter.

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