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Descriptor English: Sorghum
Descriptor Spanish: Sorghum
Descriptor Sorghum
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia POACEAE. Su grano se usa como ALIMENTO y en ALIMENTACIÓN ANIMAL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Sorghum
Descriptor French: Sorghum
Entry term(s): Corn, Kaffir
Corns, Kaffir
Johnsongrass
Johnsongrasses
Kaffir Corn
Kaffir Corns
Kafir
Kafirs
Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolors
Sorghum halepense
Sorghum halepenses
Sorghums
Sudangrass
Sudangrasses
bicolors, Sorghum
halepenses, Sorghum
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.894
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D045868
Scope note: A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The grain is used for FOOD and for ANIMAL FEED. This should not be confused with KAFFIR LIME or with KEFIR milk product.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
DeCS ID: 38001
Unique ID: D045868
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2017/07/12
Sorghum - Preferred
Concept UI M0449982
Scope note A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The grain is used for FOOD and for ANIMAL FEED. This should not be confused with KAFFIR LIME or with KEFIR milk product.
Preferred term Sorghum
Entry term(s) Corn, Kaffir
Corns, Kaffir
Kaffir Corn
Kaffir Corns
Kafir
Kafirs
Sorghums
Sorghum halepense - Narrower
Concept UI M0449984
Preferred term Sorghum halepense
Entry term(s) Johnsongrass
Johnsongrasses
Sorghum halepenses
halepenses, Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor - Narrower
Concept UI M0449983
Preferred term Sorghum bicolor
Entry term(s) Sorghum bicolors
Sudangrass
Sudangrasses
bicolors, Sorghum



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