29. August.2025 according to the news published in the Sesi Newspaper of Konya:
Konya Bahri Mountaindaş is planned to be registered and presented to farmers within the scope of breeding work carried out since 2019 of SORGUM plant in the International Agricultural Research Institute.
Bahri Mountains. The Institute’s Teaır, Mera and Feed Plant Unit High Agricultural Engineer Erdal Gönülal said that the query is the third hot climate grain, which is added to the most after corn and paddy in the world.
The query plant, which adapts to the conditions of the region with its breeding works in Konya, stands out with high yield and nutritional value, despite the low water requirement.
The question plant, which has been compatible with the breeding work in Konya, attracts attention with its high yield and nutritional value, despite its limited water consumption. As the general silage source of livestock, Gönülal expressed that they have seen the effects of climate change in recent years. Gönülal, who attracts attention to what they try to integrate into the region as an alternative to corn, "There are many features of this plant. The tolerance of drought is good, a plant that can be planted for several times, capable of sibling. For example, if you do not give corn for 15 days, it is stressed. Stops growth. My query continues to grow.
"A Plant That Is Much Better Than Egyptians"
In the morning, by highlighting the water in the center of all the work, he spoke as follows: "During the change of the water, an important criterion for us. In our work, both corn and question are planted in the same conditions. We have given water to two plants and by reducing both normal and 50%. Efficiency in normal water conditions was close to each other. We yield about 9 tons. When we lower the water 50 percent, we have seen that corn has a very hard drop, drop 5 tone, the question remains in 7 tons, so it is a plant that has much better reaction to thirst than corn. "
"Besin Values Near Egypt"
Gönülal, telling the corn to be unproduced in water scarcity, completed his words as follows: "The normal water use of heat 700, the query is 470 millimeters. The yield reduces 20 percent when you reduce Query water 50%. In Egypt, the water reduces 50 percent, the yield is 70 percent. Hard drop. Food values are close to corn. In the conditions where water is corn, the best plant of the group, but when water is reduced, corn loses its property, that is, we can not reach enough capacity in the basins where water is no longer trouble. "
But..
I am very glad when I read this news as an environmental activist following Konya Indoor Basin. Among the information provided by Mr. Gönülal, the most pleasant thing was that this plant has not been delivered as easy as corn against thirst.
Another issue is that six waters in Konya Plain are at the end. I want to say. In the next decade, we can not use underground water and we will be able to get enough with the annual precipitation of the region. The average precipitation of Konya according to 42 years data is 323.8 mm. Another fact is that precipitation will be reduced due to global warming.
Thank you for Bahri Mountaindaş Agricultural Research Ens.ne and Mr. Gönülal.
Pretty thick.