Accumulation of red phlobaphene pigments in sorghum grain pericarp is under the control of the Y gene. A mutable allele of Y, designated as y-cs (y-candystripe), produces a variegated pericarp phenotype. Using probes from the maize p1 gene that cross-hybridize with the sorghum Y gene, we isolated the y-cs allele containing a large insertion element. Our results show that the Y gene is a member ...

introduction: sorghum (sorghum bicolor) is a tropical plant and has the fifth ranking of world cereals production. one of the important aspects of sorghum is drought tolerance and little input need during growth which has made that suitable for cultivation in semiarid regions. due to the presence of tannin compounds in internal part of sorghum grains and low digestion of cooked protein, sorghum...

Lack of forage in the winter dry season is a concern for cattle production tropical Brazil. Pasture renovation with silage might solve an immediate and help develop improved pasture condition after cropping. The present study was focused to compare quality monocropped sorghum intercropped Marandu grass and/or pigeonpea two row spacings. experiment carried out on sandy Oxisol São Paulo state Bra...

Cereal Chem. 78(4):412–416 Twenty-three entries of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench), including eight inbred lines (five males and three females) and 15 hybrids, were evaluated to determine the proportion of γ, αII, and β-αIkafirins and their association with contents of crude protein, fat, and starch; protein digestibility; in vitro dry matter disappearance; and seed weight. The male...

Sorghum is a versatile crop used for energy production, human and animal feedings, raw material industry. The grain sorghum the fifth most important cereal worldwide, Brazil one of top 10 producers. In last 40 years, yield in has increased to 32.70 kg ha-1 year -1. Although this clear evolution, much remains be done, breeders still face several challenges. This review discusses main characteris...

The low grain iron and zinc densities are well documented problems in food crops, affecting crop nutritional quality especially in cereals. Sorghum is a major source of energy and micronutrients for majority of population in Africa and central India. Understanding genetic variation, genotype × environment interaction and association between these traits is critical for development of improved c...

Surface temperatures of tropical soils at planting time, where sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is a traditional crop, can exceed 50 oC for hours. Seedling heat tolerance is critical for adequate crop establishment in the semi-arid tropics. Improvement of seedlings heat tolerant genotypes would reduce crop losses due to sufficient plant populations. The objectives of this study were to estimate seedli...

Sceds from over 9,000 lines in the world sorghum [Sorghinn bicolor (L.) Moeochj collection were classified for endosperm phenotype to identify floury endospermO lines and evaluate each for potential increases in lysine concentration. Sixty-two floury endosperin lines were selected and analyzed for protein and lysine composition. Two floury lines of Ethiopian origin, IS 11167 and IS 11758, were ...

We describe a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population of 161 F5 genotypes for the widest euploid cross that can be made to cultivated sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) using conventional techniques, S. bicolor × Sorghum propinquum, that segregates for many traits related to plant architecture, growth and development, reproduction, and life history. The genetic map of the S. bicolor × S. propinquum RIL...

The experimental trial was conducted at Sorghum Research Centre, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani during kharif 2021 in randomized design with 3 replications. Eighteen parental (B & R) lines were evaluated to study genetic diversities and variability for fifteen yield contributing characters. Among all the eighteen genotypes of significant differences observed its traits except ...