Areas under sorghum are growing in Poland, but the ban on S-metolachlor complicates crop protection.

Sorghum has been gaining increasing importance in Polish fields in recent years, occupying nearly 12.5 thousand hectares. This is more than the area under yellow lupine. However, after the ban on the use of the herbicide S-metolachlor, weed control on the crop has become problematic, and the prospects for its cultivation are causing some concerns. Professor Tadeusz Michalski, president of the Polish Union of Maize and Sorghum Producers, commented on the situation. He noted that sorghum has been gaining popularity dynamically in Polish fields recently. The acreage of last season's sowings exceeded the five-year-old figures by 60 times. The crop is grown both for silage and grain, with the majority going to silage and only a small amount to grain. The Polish Union of Maize Producers has been promoting gluten-free sorghum flour for several years. Farmers view sorghum not as a competitor to maize but as an alternative in regions with unfavorable conditions for its cultivation. The ...