Tag: Sorghum

small yellow flowers bloom on sunn hemp in a field of sandy soil.

Cover Crops in Sandy Soil: Legumes and Grasses Differ in Nitrogen Cycling

by Mike Loizzo
October 29, 2025

Florida’s sandy soils typically have low organic matter and high permeability. That means a greater risk of nutrient leaching before a plant or tree can use what it needs. Cover crops are an option for improving soil fertility because they ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Carbon, Cover Crops, Inorganic Nitrogen, Juma Bukomba, Legumes, Mary Lusk, Nitrogen, Sandy Soils, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sorghum, Sudangrass, Sunn Hemp
A view looking down two rows of mature sorghum growing in a field in Hastings, FL.

Investigating and improving soil microbes to help sorghum adapt to climate change

by Mike Loizzo
April 2, 2025

Changing climate conditions that challenge global food production have researchers studying microbiomes and genetic engineering to improve crop resilience. A project getting underway is focused on beneficial bacteria in sorghum’s root mucilage ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Climate Change, EMBRAPA, Mucilage, Nitrogen Fixation, Soil Microbial Ecology, Soil Nutrient Management, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sorghum, Sunny Liao

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