Organisms

Sorghum

A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The grain is used for FOOD and for ANIMAL FEED. This should not be confused with KAFFIR LIME or with KEFIR milk product.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The grain is used for FOOD and for ANIMAL FEED. This should not be confused with KAFFIR LIME or with KEFIR milk product.

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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Kaffir Corn
  • Kafir
  • Corn, Kaffir
  • Corns, Kaffir
  • Kaffir Corns
  • Kafirs
  • Sorghums
  • Johnsongrass
  • Sorghum bicolor
  • Sorghum halepense
  • Sudangrass
  • Johnsongrasses
  • Sorghum bicolors
  • Sorghum halepenses
  • Sudangrasses
  • bicolors, Sorghum
  • halepenses, Sorghum

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2004

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.822w.894w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sorghum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045868. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045868
  2. Sorghum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorghum_(genus)
  3. Sorghum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12111