Crop × region varieties

Grain Sorghum varieties for the Southern Plains.

1 reviewed variety for the Southern Plains. Semi-arid to humid subtropical transition. Hot, dry summers; mild winters. Wheat-fallow and grain sorghum systems dominate; irrigated corn in the High Plains.

215-day avg season
16–40" rain/yr
2 states

DEKALB Grain Sorghum (DKS family)
Good
Bayer / DEKALB
DEKALB grain sorghum hybrids are widely tested in Oklahoma State and Kansas State variety trials and dominate the Southern Plains grain sorghum acres where rainfall is too low for reliable corn. Drought-tolerance is fundamental to sorghum's value and DEKALB has long been a leading brand here.

Verify with university trials

The trial reports below are the source of record for variety performance in the Southern Plains. Bookmark them and pull the current report each spring before ordering seed.

Oklahoma State Crop Variety Tests →
Texas A&M AgriLife Variety Trials →

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