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Grain Sorghum

HUMAN 900

Medium-Full Maturity
Food grade quality grain with tan plant color Tremendous yield potential

Strengths: Areas of Concern:
Excellent choice for animal feeding
operations Average drought tolerance Average lodging
High grain test weights resistance

Plant Characteristics:

Days to maturity 110-120

Days to mid-bloom 68-75 Areas of Adaptation:
Plant height 48-54” Sorghum growing areas from South Texas
Head Exertion 4-6” through the high plains of Nebraska.

Head type Semi-compact

Grain color White General Agronomic Ratings:

Plant color Tan Yield for maturity 9

General Disease and Insect Ratings: Uniformity 8

MDMV HT Seedling vigor 8

Loose Head smut MT Cool soil germination 8

Downy Mildew Pathotypes 1&2 MT Drought tolerance 7

Fusarium HT Lodging resistance 8

Charcoal Rot T Grain-weathering resistance 8

Greenbug Biotype- C S

Greenbug Biotype- E S

All ratings are general. Different pathotypes, races, and biotypes of diseases and insects can cause ratings to change.All

ratings are based on local field screenings and university screeningsHR= High Resistance, HT= Highly Tolerant, T=

Tolerant, MT= Moderately Tolerant, S= Susceptible1= Poor, 10= Excellent

Management Notes:
Human 900 is a medium-full maturity, food grade hybrid with outstanding grain quality. Plants
respond well to increased soil moisture and have good height uniformity. Human 900 is
recommended for good
management practices
where high yields are
demanded.