A winter break crop that fuels airplanes
What is Nuseed Carinata?
- Nuseed Carinata is an alternate winter break crop that you can grow as part of cotton rotations.
- Overseas research points towards increased income due to the use of cover crops because of the soil and disease benefits (US Soil Health Institute, 2023).
- Nuseed Australia is collaborating with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF) and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) to conduct Australian based research, looking to confirm these potential benefits for Australian growers.
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Where does Carinata fit in a cotton rotation?
- Nuseed Carinata is a cover-crop, best sown in May and harvested in November.
- For irrigated cotton growers Nuseed Carinata has a good fit after cotton and before a short summer crop like sorghum or fallow.
- For dryland cotton growers Nuseed Carinata has a good fit after cotton and before fallow.
ahead of another cotton rotation.
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