RESEARCH ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE DENSITY AND THE HYBRID USED IN DETERMINING THE YIELD OF GRAIN SORGHUM GROWN IN THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN ROMANIA

Abstract

This paper aims to provide information on the experience with grain sorghum hybrids grown in the climatic and pedological conditions of the Brăila Agricultural Research and Development Station. This experience consisted of the use of eight commercial grain sorghum hybrids. They were the following: Es Alize, Es Shamal, Es Arabesk, Es Armorik, Anggy, Ggustav, Bellugga and Huggo. They were grown in two densities: Density 1- 22 germinating seeds/m² and Density 2- 250 germinating seeds/m². From a climatic point of view, the year 2023 proved to be a favorable one for the sorghum culture, thus during its vegetation period it benefited from a greater amount of precipitation compared to the multiannual average and from the temperature point of view it was warmer than multiyear. The sorghum hybrids used were very productive, thus the average of the experience was 7.57 t/ha.