BACKGROUND Fungi are important players in the turnover of plant biomass because they produce a broad range of degradative enzymes. Aspergillus nidulans, a well-studied saprophyte and close homologue to industrially important species such as A. niger and A. oryzae, was selected for this study. RESULTS A. nidulans was grown on sorghum stover under solid-state culture conditions for 1, 2, 3, 5, ...

Reducing lignin concentration in lignocellulosic biomass can increase forage digestibility for ruminant livestock and saccharification yields of biomass for bioenergy. In sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) and several other C4 grasses, brown midrib (bmr) mutants have been shown to reduce lignin concentration. Putative bmr mutants isolated from an EMS-mutagenized population were characterized...

Abstract Sorghum, Sorghum bicolor L. Moench (Poaceae), is a highly valued crop cultivated worldwide, with the grain and stover being of equal importance in some developing countries. can produce high yields even under adverse environmental conditions, however, damage from insect pests at various stages plant’s development reduce its productivity, impacting low-income farmers Important sorghum i...

A field experiment was conducted in sandy loam soils to study the Growth and Yield parameters of six different crops with limited number irrigations under a zero-till system rice fallows during rabi, 2021-22 at Agricultural College Farm, Naira. The laid out split-plot design, replicated thrice three irrigation levels viz., two (I1), (I2) four (I3) assigned main plots fallow Maize (C1), Sorghum ...

Competition over land between food and fodder production, along with recurrent droughts increasing population, has put mixed crop–livestock farming systems in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa under pressure. Dual-purpose crops hold huge potential to ease this pressure simultaneously improve availability these systems. We investigated farmers’ preferences for dual-purpose maize, sorghum, groun...