Running head: PLANTING DATES AND VARIETIES ON SWEET SORGHUM Influence of Planting Dates and Varieties on Stem Girth and Leaf Morphology in Sweet Sorghum (Sorghum bicolar L.)

Abstract

A field trial was carried out to assess the effect of sowing dates and varieties on morphological parameters like stem girth (cm), leaves numbers, leaf area and LAI in sweet sorghum on the research farm of Lovely Professional University, Punjab. Growth of all the morphological parameters were recorded highest at first date of sowing and decreased as the planting date moves from timely (D1) to late planting (D3).