Sorghum is the fifth most important cereal crop globally after wheat, rice, maize and barley with multiple uses as food, feed, fodder and fuel. It has a great potential in the gluten-free food market. Globally it is grown on over 43 million hectare predominantly in tropical Africa and India.
Grain mould is a major disease of sorghum that affects grain production and quality. The disease is particularly important on improved, short- and medium-duration sorghum cultivars that mature during the rainy season in humid, tropical and subtropical climates.
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