Sorghum xalmum cv. ‘CO(FS)-31' Perennial sorghums  

€6.00

Cultivar developed by the Department of Fodder Crops, Center of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.

It was marketed under the name CO 31 fodder sorghum in 2014.  

It is a Gamma ray (400 Gy) mutant of the multi-cut forage sorghum variety CO (FS) 29.  

It recorded an extremely high green fodder yield of 192 t/ha/year compared to the control CO (FS) 29 (167 t/ha/year). The percentage increase in green fodder yield compared to the CO control (FS) 29 was 14.9.  

The seeds are small, black in color and obovoid to ellipsoid in shape.

Drought resistant, perennial 3 to 5 years.