Sorghum Improvement
Grain sorghum is one of the most important dryland crops in the Kansas and the Central Great Plains. It is economically important in areas wherever low and erratic rainfall and high temperature limit the production of other summer crops.
Sorghum offers farmers the ability to reduce costs on irrigation and other on-farm expenses. As the pressure on the Ogallala Aquifer increases and less irrigation is possible, sorghum is a crop which will become even more important to farmers in the Great Plains and to the High Plains cattle feeding industry.
The K-State Center for Sorghum Improvement was initiated to enhance this vital crop resource. The Managing Director for the Center of Sorghum Improvement is Sarah Sexton-Bowser.
Research Faculty
Our faculty research various different aspects of crop production that inform decisions we make for sorghum improvement.