The sorghum is a kind of crop, forage and energy crops cultivated widely in arid and semiarid regions. Inthis paper, advances of researches on identification drought resistance of sorghum were summarized from three as-pects, i.e., drought resistance identification methods, identification indices and evaluation methods. The prospects ofresearches on drought resistance identification of sorghum were analyzed. This would supply theoretical basis foridentification and evaluation of drought resistant sorghum varieties.