Beat the heat with late winter sown sorghum
Scientists from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at the University of Queensland have been trailing sowing the summer crop in winter. And while the trials have taken place in cool conditions, the results have proved to be red hot.
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The main summer grain crop in the northern grains region, sorghum is ordinarily planted between September and January.
But for the past two years, scientists from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at the University of Queensland have been trailing sowing the summer crop in winter.
And while the trials have taken place in cool conditions, the results have proved to be red hot.
Contact:
Professor Daniel Rodriguez
More information:
· Video: Beating the heat – maximizing productivity with late winter sown sorghum https://youtu.be/U-q9O5vHMl8
GRDC code: UOQ1808-001RTX
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