Aluminum (Al) toxicity damages plant roots and limits crop production on acid soils, which comprise up to 50% of the world's arable lands. A major Al tolerance locus on chromosome 3, AltSB, controls aluminum tolerance in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] via SbMATE, an Al-activated plasma membrane transporter that mediates Al exclusion from sensitive regions in the root apex. As is the case...

The present investigation was undertaken to achieve information on gene action and combining ability in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. experimental material consisted of eleven parents their 28 Line × Tester crosses. evaluation carried out during Kharif, 2020 at Sorghum Research Station, S. D. Agricultural University, Deesa. ratio σ2D/σ2H being more than unity found for days flowering, ...

Endogenous ethylene production was evaluated as a source of ethylene during acetylene reduction assays with freshly collected roots of field-grown corn, Zea mays L. cv Funks G-4646, and sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. cv CK-60A. Ethylene production was not detected when roots were incubated in air without acetylene. The presence of endogenous ethylene production was confirmed when roots w...

No part of this periodical may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. S weet sorghum is a sugar crop with biofuel potential and has been found to be competitive with corn for theoretical ethanol yield with less energy ...

Field experiments were conducted during the 2 year period from 2008 and 2009 to determine the effects of three seeding dates and seven weed control methods in DSR. The results suggested that seeding in the first week of July reduced weed density and biomass, increased kernel weight, leaf area index, and kernel yield compared to seeding rice in the first week of July. Amongst weed control method...

Twenty-five cultivars of grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] were examined under both drought stress and normal conditions in 4 experiments. In each condition, genotypes were evaluated in a factorial experiment using a randomized complete block design with 3 replications. Eight drought tolerance indices including stability tolerance index, mean productivity (MP), geometric MP, harmonic ...