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Not AvailableSix advanced sorghum hybrid crosses, viz. 2295A x CB3’, 456A x CB134, 3060A x B144, 3060A x CB50, 415A x CB33, 3060A x CB141 along with two popular hybrids CSH 16 and Mahalaxmi 296 were evaluated in rice-fallows under zero tillage during 2011-12 and 2012-13 at farmer’s field in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. An average grain yield of the evaluated advance hybrids, 456A x CB134 (9.05 t ha-1) and CSH 16 (8.62 t ha-1) were superior to 3060A x CB50 (7.32 t ha-1), 2295A x CB35 (6.86 t ha-1) and 3060A x B144 (6.85 t ha-1), but were significantly better than Mahalaxmi 296 (5.88 t ha-1). The increase in grain yield was mainly due to maximum panicle weight, 100-grain weight, panicles m-2, grain weight panicle-1 and grains panicle-1. The lowest grain yield (6.06 t ha-1 and 5.43 t ha-1) during both the years was recorded with Mahalaxmi 296, followed by 3060A x B144 (6.46 t ha-1) and 3060A x CB141 (5.99 t ha-1). The plant height had positive and highly significant correlation with stover yields which indicated that tall structure hybrids gave higher stover yield.ICAR-IIMR, Hyderaba