DOI: 10.36347/sjavs.2023.v10i01.001

Pages: 1-4

This study aimed at to improve drought resilience of sorghum germplasm through development of screening techniques for sustainable food security. Also this study aimed at creating knowledge on the response of farmers’ preferred sorghum varieties to water deficit tolerance under Gezira irrigated conditions. Results from this study proved that Tabat showed susceptibility to drought at the four water treatments while Yarwahsa showed resistance to drought at all water treatments especially at 65 days after sowing. Also YR-2 had the best head weight and number of green leaves across all treatments. Future evaluation of the studied cultivars showld be carried on to confirm their tolerance and stability under water deficit conditions would be useful.