Roger Djoulde Darman

INTRODUCTIONIn Cameroon, the production of sorghum is mostly done in the soudano-sahelian zone on approximately 300.000 hectares for an average production of 100.000 tons. This places the northern region of Cameroun on the first rank for cereal production within the sub region of Central African countries. Sorghum also occupies an essential place as food for millions of Cameroonians. The good imag ...

INTRODUCTIONSorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench), the fifth most widely produced crop in the world, is a traditional cereal crop for millions of people in Cameroon. In this country, the production of sorghum is practised especially in the Sudan-Sahelian zone on approximately 300.000 ha for an average production of 100.000 tons (Djamen et al., 2003). Mainly the sorghum grain is used ...