Simple Sorghum Grain Quality Evaluation Procedures

Authors

Janet Taylor, University of PretoriaFollow
John R.N. Taylor, University of PretoriaFollow

Date of this Version

11-2010

Document Type

Presentation

Citation

Presented at the Sorghum Food Enterprise and Technology Development in Southern Africa Workshop, in Lusaka, Zambia, December 6-9, 2010.

Comments

Copyright 2010, the authors. Used by permission.

Abstract

Most Appropriate Sorghum Grain Quality Criteria Identified

•High tannin/non-tannin

•Hardness

•Germinability

•Grain purity

•Grain color

Tannin, hardness, germinability and grain purity have been accepted as draft ICC (International Association for Cereal Science and Technology) standard methods.