Increased humus production through the cultivation of sorghum in Germany as an active contribution to climate protection (SORGHUM)

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Objective
More cold-tolerant sorghum plants with high contribution to humus build-up in the soil and thus improved usability of another C4-crop
Methodology
- Cultivation of test hybrids at several sites and conduct of field trials with different water availabilities
- Characterisation of the potential for C-fixation under current and changed climatic conditions for selected test hybrids
- Development of genomic prediction models for cold tolerance, early maturity, yield, total C-binding and crop residue biomass
- Use of process-based plant growth models to evaluate the cultivation potential in different growing regions and the climate protection potentials
Climate effect under consideration
Resource-efficient and climate-friendly cultivation of sorghum through optimised genotypes and higher humus production as an active contribution to C sequestration
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