Allu Jola Popping - Sorghum
This early variety starts flowering two months after sowing and produces ochre-coloured kernels, perfectly suited to being popped, popcorn-style. They can also be eaten whole or in flour.
Sorghum bicolor leaf sheaths, rich in anthocyanin, are used as a natural red dye. This use is widespread in Africa.
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in the ground
Sow light-colored, directly in place, in well-warmed soil, in rows 60 cm apart. Cover with 2 cm of fine soil. After emergence, thin out to leave one plant every 30 cm.
Sorghum needs a lot of heat to ripen.
April
April, May, June
August, September, October
in the ground
sunny
low
clayey, limestone, humus, sandy
reheated, sec
Sorghum bicolor
early
20 grams
200 cm
India
This variety originates from Kalaburagi in Karnataka, India.