Metabolite Profiling of Sorghum Seeds of Different Colors from Different Sweet Sorghum Cultivars Using a Widely Targeted Metabolomics Approach

Table 1

Agronomic trait statistics of three sweet sorghum cultivars.

Name	Bud sheath color	Seeding leaf color	Tiller	Plant height (cm)	Stem diameter (cm)	Main spike length (cm)	Main shank length (cm)
Z6	Green	Green	No	240	1.4	18	30
Z27	Purple	Purple	No	289	1.2	28	45
HC4	Green	Green	No	298	1.4	25	55
Name	Spike out	Main pulse color	Spike shape	Shell color	Peridium rate	Seed color	Seed shape
Z6	Short	White	Cattle heart	Black	1/2	White	Circle
Z27	Long	White	Clavate	Black	1/2	Red	Oval
HC4	Medium	White	Proculiform	Black	1/2	Black	Oval
Name	Grain weight (g)	Dry grain weight (g)	Cutting rate (%)	Shelling rate (%)	Grain uniformity	Stem and leaf senescence	Sowing time
Z6	36	21	25	4%	Tidiness	No	5.8
Z27	25	24	30	2%	Tidiness	No	5.8
HC4	45	22	50	5%	Tidiness	No	5.8
Name	Sprout	Heading	Sprout-heading days	Flowering	Sprout-flowering days	Mature	Full growth period (days)
Z6	5.22	7.26	65	7.28	67	8.28	98
Z27	5.22	7.17	56	7.19	58	8.19	89
HC4	5.22	7.17	56	7.20	59	8.21	91