Estimating reliability for evaluating nitrate accumulation in sorghum (<i>Sorghum bicolor</i> L. Moench) inbred A‐lines

Sorghum is an important forage crop in many cropping systems. Nitrate can accumulate the vegetative plant tissue to levels high enough that result fatality when fed ruminant livestock grown under nitrate conditions. If variation among inbred lines be documented for concentration, it may possible reduce accumulation within sorghum hybrids by selecting having lower accumulation. The goal of this study was evaluate a diverse set male-sterile conditions, observe if genotypic exists used produce hybrids. Forty replicates 20 A-lines were greenhouse and received either 272 kg ha−1 or 408 actual nitrogen per through applications ammonium nitrate. Variance components extracted from linear regression models reliability estimated on entry-mean basis. Leaf stem estimates 0.95 0.93, respectively. These indicate genetic variance comprised most phenotypic variance, our measurements consistent. Significant differences also observed between genotypes both leaf tissue. Therefore, sufficient developing male sterile concentrations below potentially lethal toxicity threshold 10,000 μg g−1.