Chest Tubes After Open Heart Surgery. When a patient has a chest tube after heart surgery, the tube is inserted near the sternum (breastbone), and is intended to drain any blood that accumulates away from the surgery site.
Currently there are five major types of sorghum grown: 1) Grain sorghum with dwarf varieties that grow 2 to 5 ft tall for easier combining. 2) Forage sorghum which grows 6 to 12 ft tall, produces more dry matter tonnage than grain sorghum, is coarse stemmed and used for silage.
Controlling weeds is perhaps the most significant management issue in growing forage sorghum. Weeds compete with forage sorghum for light, nutrients, and soil moisture and can harbor insects, diseases, and toxic substances that affect yield and quality. It is critical that weeds be controlled prior to planting.