Agrotechnical Factors as Predictors of Sweet Corn and Sorghum Yield
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (13 February 2024) | Viewed by 1232
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Interests: maize; fertilization; tillage; soil protection; eutrophication; silage; green forage; technological quality of the yield
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Dear Colleagues,
Despite their small sown areas, sweet corn and sorghum are species of great economic importance. In the era of climate change, sorghum, characterized by extremely low water requirements and the possibility of obtaining satisfactory yields, can be an alternative species in cultivation, securing nutritional needs, especially for cattle. Sweet corn grain does not contain gluten, hence its participation in human nutrition will become increasingly common. Among the current problems of growing sweet corn and sorghum, their protection against agrophages is of particular importance. The greatest threat to crops is posed by weeds, which deprive crops of water and nutrients. In the protection of corn plants, when controlling weeds, the resistance of varieties of these species is critical due to the high phytotoxicity of the agents used. In the case of sorghum, for which there are no separate recommendations for the use of herbicides, it is extremely important to identify measures that are effective, yet selective for the cultivated varieties. Other agrophages (diseases and pests) also significantly affect both the yields obtained and their quality. Aspects of tillage for sowing the aforementioned crop species are currently the subject of much research. Hence, there is a need to present them in this thematic Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Piotr Szulc
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sweet corn
- sorghum
- agrotechnical factors
- agrophages
- yielding
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