Sorghum is a tropical crop. It can tolerate drought as well as waterlogging, and is a short-day plant. For rainfed sorghum, an average, well-distributed rainfall of 250–300 mm is optimum. It can be grown in the South-West and North-East monsoon seasons, provided the rainfall is evenly distributed.
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Source
Crop Production Guide – Agriculture 2020 (Directorate of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Sorghum – Climate requirement, pp. 65–66; Rainfed sorghum – Rainfall & season, p. 74
