Review on Key Bottlenecks of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) production and productivity (Published)
Agricultural research has repeatedly failed to achieve the required effect for so many low-income farmers especially in Africa. Some of the reasons for the failure are due to knowledge gap of managing their crop production systems. As a result, there is a persistent need to look beyond the conventional farming system approach to increase production and productivity in sustainable ways. Farmers grow different crops for instance sorghum to win their day-to-day lives. Sorghum is an important cereal crop grown and consumed worldwide. In addition, its varieties are increasingly becoming very important and popular among resource-poor farmers due to their low cost. However, the production and productivity of sorghum is limited by key bottlenecks which could be referred as biotic and abiotic factors. Biotic factors, weeds, diseases, and insects are the most limiting factors which can lead to poor sorghum production and productivity. Unfavorable weather conditions can be considered as some of the abiotic factors. The combination of the two factors can result in a complete loss of yield. Therefore, it has become important to describe the key bottlenecks of sorghum production and productivity including management options.
Keywords: Sorghum, biotic and abiotic constraints, management options