Author: Firew Mekbib
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788257508654
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Author: Aruna C
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
ISBN: 0081018800
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 452

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Breeding Sorghum for Diverse End Uses is a comprehensive overview of all significant global efforts for the genetic improvement of sorghum, a major crop of many semi-arid nations that is suitable for a huge range of uses, from human food, to biofuels. Split into two main sections, the book initially reviews the genetic suitability of sorghum for breeding, also providing the history of the genetic improvement of the grain. Finally, other sections look at specific breeding programs that could be improved in a number of areas, including human food, animal feed and industrial usage. Readers in academics, research, plant genetics and sorghum development will find this resource of great value. In addition, it is essential reading for engineers who utilize sorghum for food, feed and industrial materials in industry. - Provides information on key advances in the genetic makeup of sorghum - Allows plant breeders to apply this research to effectively breed new strains of sorghum that are dependent on final usage goals - Includes the latest findings in each section to orient researchers to plans for future genetic enhancement

Author: Mohammad Shafiqurrahaman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 6

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Author: Lydia Ndinelao Nghishikungu-Horn
Publisher:
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Category : Sorghum
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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Author: Jhansi Rani
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN: 9783659437717
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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Post rainy sorghum is unique to India, which is mostly grown on residual soil moisture in southern states, subjected to various biotic and abiotic stresses. Keeping in view the low heterosis in post rainy hybrids compared to rainy season hybrids, the study was taken up with 41 genotypes to enumerate the approaches for enhancing the level of heterosis. There was a positive relationship between heterosis for grain yield and major yield components. Genetic diversity analysis showed importance of inter as well as intra group divergence in expression of heterosis. There was a general positive trend between hybrid yield and sca effect but at least one general combiner was involved in highest yielding crosses and there was positive relationship between heterosis and mean gca of parents. Major yield components were controlled by non additive gene effects hence it is proposed to breed parental lines with high gca effect with capability to produce high sca effect in hybrid combination to enhance the level of heterosis and productivity. The information in this book is useful for sorghum breeders and geneticists for formulating effective crop improvement programme.

Author: Ramya Vittal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sorghum
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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Author: Hailemichael Shewayrga Desmae
Publisher:
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Category : Sorghum
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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Author: Jazmina Itzel Urriola Simons
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Languages : en
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Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L., Moench) is the fifth most important cereal crop in the world and represents an important source of food, feed and energy in several countries. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in sorghum cultivation worldwide, since it is relatively more drought- and heat-tolerant than other cereal crops, and it is better suited for the predicted consequences of global warming. In Africa and Asia, sorghum is primarily used as food for more than 500 million people, while in the Americas and Australia, it is used mainly as a maize-substitute in livestock feed. In the United States, sorghum is also being used in the production of ethanol. In view of its diverse utility, sorghum offers a large number of target traits that could be modified to meet the required applications. In this work, we have used different genetic engineering approaches to address two important issues in sorghum: seed quality and nitrogen use efficiency. First, we examined the temporal and spatial activity of a rice glutelin gene (GluA-2) promoter, in transgenic sorghum. Results from quantitative and histochemical GUS assays, as well as from transcript analyses, showed that this promoter is highly active during the middle stages of sorghum seed development and that it controls transgene expression specifically in the seed endosperm. This means that the GluA-2 promoter can serve as a useful tool in introducing novel traits into sorghum seed in order to improve the quality of this important cereal. Furthermore, we investigated the effects of cytosolic glutamine synthetase (GS1) and alanine aminotransferase (AlaAT) gene overexpression on nitrogen metabolism and plant growth in sorghum. T_(2) generation plants transformed with a sorghum GS1 gene (Gln1) driven by the maize ubiquitin promoter exhibited enhanced grain yield and biomass accumulation under optimal nitrogen levels. The electronic version of this dissertation is accessible from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151264

Author: Eduardo Pinto Mulima
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sorghum
Languages : en
Pages : 394

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Author: HARIS M. R
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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