Sorghum
 Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): Li Dajue
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Sorghum bicolor head
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 USDA APHIS Archives, www.insectimages.org
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Sorghum field with purple witchweed
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 Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): J. van den Berg
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Sorghum grain heads are dried in the sun on the threshing floor until the seeds drop easily. Threshing is done with a patole - a hand held flattened instrument made from torchwood.
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 Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): D.C. Nowell
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A sorghum rust infection at this level can cause substantial reduction in yield.
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 Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): G.Odvody
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Ergot (Claviceps africana) on sorghum crop
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 Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): G.Odvody
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Sorghum ergot (Claviceps africana). Syrupy honeydew covering inflorescence of male-sterile forage
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 Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): J. Kranz
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Covered kernel smut on sorghum
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 Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): J. Kranz
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Loose kernel smut on sorghum
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 Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): D.C. Nowell
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Leaf blight on sorghum
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 Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Green stink bug on pearl millet
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