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Sorghum: A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The grain is used for FOOD and for ANIMAL FEED. This should not be confused with KAFFIR LIME or with KEFIR milk product.Cereals: Seeds from grasses (POACEAE) which are important in the diet.Poaceae: A large family of narrow-leaved herbaceous grasses of the order Cyperales, subclass Commelinidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). Food grains (EDIBLE GRAIN) come from members of this family. RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL can be induced by POLLEN of many of the grasses.Zea mays: A plant species of the family POACEAE. It is a tall grass grown for its EDIBLE GRAIN, corn, used as food and animal FODDER.Malate Dehydrogenase (NADP+)Genome, Plant: The genetic complement of a plant (PLANTS) as represented in its DNA.Saccharum: A plant genus of the family POACEAE widely cultivated in the tropics for the sweet cane that is processed into sugar.Genes, Plant: The functional hereditary units of PLANTS.Oryza sativa: Annual cereal grass of the family POACEAE and its edible starchy grain, rice, which is the staple food of roughly one-half of the world's population.Brachypodium: A plant genus in the family POACEAE. Brachypodium distachyon is a model species for functional genomics studies.Digestion: The process of breakdown of food for metabolism and use by the body.Food Handling: Any aspect of the operations in the preparation, processing, transport, storage, packaging, wrapping, exposure for sale, service, or delivery of food.Animal Feed: Foodstuff used especially for domestic and laboratory animals, or livestock.Chromosomes, Plant: Complex nucleoprotein structures which contain the genomic DNA and are part of the CELL NUCLEUS of PLANTS.Panicum: A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is one of the EDIBLE GRAINS used in millet cereals and in feed for birds and livestock (ANIMAL FEED). It contains diosgenin (SAPONINS).Tannins: Polyphenolic compounds with molecular weights of around 500-3000 daltons and containing enough hydroxyl groups (1-2 per 100 MW) for effective cross linking of other compounds (ASTRINGENTS). The two main types are HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS and CONDENSED TANNINS. Historically, the term has applied to many compounds and plant extracts able to render skin COLLAGEN impervious to degradation. The word tannin derives from the Celtic word for OAK TREE which was used for leather processing.Starch: Any of a group of polysaccharides of the general formula (C6-H10-O5)n, composed of a long-chain polymer of glucose in the form of amylose and amylopectin. It is the chief storage form of energy reserve (carbohydrates) in plants.Plant Proteins: Proteins found in plants (flowers, herbs, shrubs, trees, etc.). The concept does not include proteins found in vegetables for which VEGETABLE PROTEINS is available.Crops, Agricultural: Cultivated plants or agricultural produce such as grain, vegetables, or fruit. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 1982)Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial: DNA constructs that are composed of, at least, a REPLICATION ORIGIN, for successful replication, propagation to and maintenance as an extra chromosome in bacteria. In addition, they can carry large amounts (about 200 kilobases) of other sequence for a variety of bioengineering purposes.DNA, Plant: Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of plants.Herbicides: Pesticides used to destroy unwanted vegetation, especially various types of weeds, grasses (POACEAE), and woody plants. Some plants develop HERBICIDE RESISTANCE.Weed Control: The prevention of growth and or spread of unwanted plants.Periodicals as Topic: A publication issued at stated, more or less regular, intervals.Library Materials: Print and non-print materials collected, processed, and stored by libraries. They comprise books, periodicals, pamphlets, reports, microforms, maps, manuscripts, motion pictures, and all other forms of audiovisual records. (Harrod, The Librarians' Glossary, 4th ed, p497)Access to Information: Individual's rights to obtain and use information collected or generated by others.Livestock: Domesticated farm animals raised for home use or profit but excluding POULTRY. Typically livestock includes CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; SWINE; GOATS; and others.Helminthosporium: A mitosporic fungal genus including both saprophytes and plant parasites.Thailand: Formerly known as Siam, this is a Southeast Asian nation at the center of the Indochina peninsula. Bangkok is the capital city.Culture Media: Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN.Escherichia coli: A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc.Ethylenes: Derivatives of ethylene, a simple organic gas of biological origin with many industrial and biological use.Theilovirus: A species of CARDIOVIRUS which contains three strains: Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus, Vilyuisk human encephalomyelitis virus, and Rat encephalomyelitis virus.Wine: Fermented juice of fresh grapes or of other fruit or plant products used as a beverage.Caulimovirus: A genus of PLANT VIRUSES, in the family CAULIMOVIRIDAE, that are transmitted by APHIDS in a semipersistent manner. Aphid-borne transmission of some caulimoviruses requires certain virus-coded proteins termed transmission factors.Crystallization: The formation of crystalline substances from solutions or melts. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)X-Ray Diffraction: The scattering of x-rays by matter, especially crystals, with accompanying variation in intensity due to interference effects. Analysis of the crystal structure of materials is performed by passing x-rays through them and registering the diffraction image of the rays (CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY). (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)Brassica: A plant genus of the family Cruciferae. It contains many species and cultivars used as food including cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, kale, collard greens, MUSTARD PLANT; (B. alba, B. junica, and B. nigra), turnips (BRASSICA NAPUS) and rapeseed (BRASSICA RAPA).KansasMeat: The edible portions of any animal used for food including domestic mammals (the major ones being cattle, swine, and sheep) along with poultry, fish, shellfish, and game.EuropeHybrid Cells: Any cell, other than a ZYGOTE, that contains elements (such as NUCLEI and CYTOPLASM) from two or more different cells, usually produced by artificial CELL FUSION.Heat Stress Disorders: A group of conditions that develop due to overexposure or overexertion in excessive environmental heat.Sudan: A country in northeastern Africa. The capital is Khartoum.Seasons: Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)Fertilizers: Substances or mixtures that are added to the soil to supply nutrients or to make available nutrients already present in the soil, in order to increase plant growth and productivity.Nitrogen: An element with the atomic symbol N, atomic number 7, and atomic weight [14.00643; 14.00728]. Nitrogen exists as a diatomic gas and makes up about 78% of the earth's atmosphere by volume. It is a constituent of proteins and nucleic acids and found in all living cells.Chemistry, Agricultural: The science of the chemical composition and reactions of chemicals involved in the production, protection and use of crops and livestock. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)IranAgriculture: The science, art or practice of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.Soil: The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.
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Nimbkar Agricultural Research InstituteNimbkar Agricultural Research Institute
The institute has developed high yield varieties and hybrids of cotton, sunflower, safflower, and sweet sorghum (named Madhura ... A number of high ethanol yielding varieties have also been produced. NARI has developed a stove running on 50% (w/w) and more ... Complete technology for producing ethanol from sweet sorghum has been developed at the institute. ... sweet sorghum stalks and bagasse.[4] Technology to increase survival of tree seedlings in arid regions has been developed. ...
Xenia (plants)Xenia (plants)
"Investigation of a xenia effect for yield caused by the waxy gene in grain sorghum". oaktrust.library.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2016- ... Qualities affected in the endosperm of sorghum may include starchiness, sweetness, waxiness, or other aspects. The vigour of ... a xenia effect due to the genetic difference between the two strains has been observed that increases grain yield, and could ... "Controlling the release of pollen from genetically modified maize and increasing its grain yield by growing mixtures of male- ...
Issues relating to biofuelsIssues relating to biofuels
For example, the four ethanol crops: corn, sugarcane, sweet sorghum and pine yield net energy. However, increasing production ... A good ethanol yield is about 480 gallons per acre per year, and a typical corn yield is 5.6 tons per acre per year. Assuming ... The sweet sorghum, which performed the best of the four, would increase the amount of freshwater withdrawals from the two ... assuming average yield of 145 bushels per acre under normal corn-soybean rotation) and nearly three times as much as corn ...
Direct and Counter-Cyclical ProgramDirect and Counter-Cyclical Program
Base acres and payment yields are established for the following commodities: barley; corn; grain sorghum, including dual ... using one of the following two methods: 93.5 percent of the 1998-2001 average yield; or the direct payment yield (PFC yield) ... For covered commodities without PFC program payment yields, FSA assigned a direct payment yield using the PFC yield of similar ... Direct payment yields for wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice on a farm are the 2002 PFC payment yields for the applicable ...
Base-cation saturation ratioBase-cation saturation ratio
Mg ratio influencing yield. He found that in high magnesium soils, low yields were due to a calcium deficiency, rather than an ... Influence of concentrations of K and Mg in nutrient solutions on sorghum. Agron. J. 74:41-46. Bear, F.E., Prince, Toth and ... Yield and composition of alfalfa as influenced by variations in the calcium-magnesium ratio. Soil Sci. 67:53-62. Key, J.L., ... Yield and composition of alfalfa as influenced by variations in the calcium-magnesium ratio. Soil Sci. 67:53-62. Johnny ...
Bidar districtBidar district
In 1966-67, high-yielding varieties of seeds for sorghum, paddy, wheat and sugarcane were introduced. Gradually between the ... especially sorghum, wheat and oil-seeds) has now been dedicated to the cultivation of pulses, especially that of kadle (Bengal ... agriculture was mostly dry cultivation or rain-dependent cultivation in which a wide variety of local sorghum (jola, the staple ...
PouytengaPouytenga
The cereal crops produced are red sorghum, white sorghum, millet, maize and rice. These crops are produced mainly for self- ... The same applies to the productions and yields obtained. Despite these improvements, the municipality covers only about 35% of ...
StrigaStriga
Infection on gas-exchange characteristics and yield of a sorghum host, measured in the field in Mali". Journal of Experimental ... This method has been used in sorghum plantations by planting Celosia argentea between the sorghum rows.[21] Cotton, sunflower ... sorghum, rice and sugarcane.[2][8] Three species cause the most damage: Striga asiatica, S. gesnerioides, and S. hermonthica. ... Several sorghum varieties have high levels of resistance in local conditions, including 'N-13', 'Framida', and 'Serena'.[26][27 ...
Test weightTest weight
inches). Test weight is an important predictor of milling yield for rice and flour extraction rate for wheat. USDA's official ... sorghum, and rye (56 lbs./bu.); barley (48 lbs./bu.); oats (32 lbs./bu.); and rice (45 lbs./bu.). When producers deliver grain ...
StrigaStriga
Infection on gas-exchange characteristics and yield of a sorghum host, measured in the field in Mali". Journal of Experimental ... This method has been used in sorghum plantations by planting Celosia argentea between the sorghum rows. Cotton, sunflower and ... Maize, sorghum, and sugarcane crops affected by witchweed in the United States have an estimated value well over $20 billion. ... Several sorghum varieties have high levels of resistance in local conditions, including 'N-13', 'Framida', and 'Serena'. ' ...
Northern corn leaf blightNorthern corn leaf blight
If severe disease is present two to three weeks after silking in field corn, grain yields may be reduced by 40 to 70 percent. ... The most economically important host is corn, but other forms may infect sorghum, Johnson grass, or sudangrass. The most common ... In susceptible varieties of sweet corn, yields can be reduced by up to 20 percent. In fresh market sweet corn, not only is ... Pataky, J. K.; Raid, R. N.; du Toit, L. J.; Schueneman, T. J. (January 1998). "Disease Severity and Yield of Sweet Corn Hybrids ...
Farming systems in IndiaFarming systems in India
Once crop yield has stagnated, the plot of land is deserted and the ground is cleared by slash and burn methods, allowing the ... In irrigated lands, pearl millet is rotated with chickpea, fodder sorghum, and wheat. In the dry and light soils of Rajasthan, ... Yield differs from area to area depending on local climatic factors. After harvest, the land is left fallow. During the pre- ... Shifting cultivation is a type of subsistence farming where a plot of land is cultivated for a few years until the crop yield ...
BentoniteBentonite
Applying bentonite clays effectively improved yields of forage sorghum grown under rain-fed conditions. Bentonite application ... a fluid with a minimum yield strength required to make it move). So, it is a common component of drilling mud used to curtail ... with higher yields and higher output prices. Studies carried out by The International Water Management Institute and partners ...
Peronosclerospora sorghiPeronosclerospora sorghi
It is endemic in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where it causes severe reductions in corn and sorghum yield. In corn, losses ... These host plants include Sorghum bicolor, or sorghum, Sorghum sudanense, or Sudan grass, and Sorghum palepense, or ... Peronosclerospora sorghi infects maize and sorghum around the world, but causes the most severe yield reductions in Africa. The ... A Survey of Sorghum Downy Mildew in Sorghum in the Sudanosahelian Savanna Zones of Nigeria. Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied ...
Free State (province)Free State (province)
Soya, sorghum, sunflowers and wheat are cultivated in the eastern Free State, where farmers specialise in seed production. ... The Free State is well known for its Mielielande (corn-fields). Field crops yield almost two-thirds of the gross agricultural ... About 40% of the country's potato yield comes from the province's high-lying areas. The main vegetable crop is asparagus, both ...
Wes JacksonWes Jackson
Programs in wheat, sorghum, and sunflower are generating crop lines displaying both perenniality and agriculturally-significant ... seed yield. Research on integrating these new plants into polycultures also continues. The Land Institute is not itself ...
Texas Farm BureauTexas Farm Bureau
Texas agriculture yields $19.8 billion annually in cash receipts. The most profitable crops include: cattle, cotton, milk, ... broilers (poultry), greenhouse and nursery, corn, wheat, timber, grain sorghum and vegetables. The agriculture industry in ...
ZaïZaï
... holes help by improving the yields of trees, sorghum, and millet by up to 500 percent. As an alternative to the zaï- ...
Eleusine coracanaEleusine coracana
In Uganda, yield losses up to 80% were reported in bad years. The pathogen leads to drying out of leaves, neck rots and ear ... The mini millet mill can also be used to process other grains such as wheat and sorghum. The Mini Millet Mill could be ... But compared with other millets, such as pearl millet and sorghum it preferes moderate rainfall (≥500 mm annually). The ... For example, the Harnessing Opportunities for Productivity Enhancement of Sorghum and Millets in Sub-Saharan Africa and South ...
Vigna subterraneaVigna subterranea
Kouassi, N'. J; I. A. Zoro Bi (2010). "Effect Of Sowing Density And Seedbed Type On Yield And Yield Components In Bambara ... Best suited intercrops are sorghum, millet, maize, peanut, yams and cassava. Bambara groundnut is mainly cultivated as ... A yield of 1000 kg seed and 925 kg leaves remove 55.7 kg N, 26.2 kg K, 25.1 kg C, 7.8 kg P and 6.6 kg Mg. Since Bambara ... For woodland savannas of Côte d'Ivoire the highest yield is attainable with a plant density of 25 plants per square meter. ...
MorelosMorelos
Sorghum has replaced lost yields of sugar cane and rice to a certain extent, which has been encouraged by the government. One ... Food processing (especially sugar came, rice, sorghum and grains) represents an important industry. Goods produced include ...
Biomass to liquidBiomass to liquid
Sorghum has the potential to be an energy grass because it requires low water usage and can make a large yield. Sorghum, ... it has a low relative yield compared to other energy crops Sorghum are cultivated in warmer climates, mostly in the tropical ... The result is minor biomass degradation with high yields. The process was patented by Bruce Dale, Michigan State University ... increase the land use for biofuels The process uses the whole plant to improve the carbon dioxide balance and increase yield. ...
Pennisetum purpureumPennisetum purpureum
Stemborers (Busseola fusca and Chilo partellus) are the cause of 10% of total yield loss in Southern and Eastern Africa and on ... nor sorghum should be planted in the same field the following year but instead rotated with other crops.[3] It is also ... a main cause of yield loss in Africa) away from maize[3] and hence is the "pull" crop. This strategy is much more sustainable, ... and low soil fertility together cause yield losses of an estimated 7 billion US dollars or enough to feed 27 million people,[6] ...
HeterosisHeterosis
... is used to increase yields, uniformity, and vigor. Hybrid breeding methods are used in maize, sorghum, rice, sugar ... where it is well understood to mean a better-yielding, more robust plant for agriculture. Such a plant may yield better on a ... Over the years, experimentation in plant genetics has proven that the reverse occurs, that yields increase in both the inbred ... But overdominance implies that yields on an inbred strain should decrease as inbred strains are selected for the performance of ...
Norman BorlaugNorman Borlaug
Yields of maize in developed African countries tripled. Yields of wheat, sorghum, cassava, and cowpeas also increased in these ... So, future food-production increases will have to come from higher yields. And though I have no doubt yields will keep going up ... Yields were over 21 million tons by 2000. In India, yields increased from 12.3 million tons in 1965 to 20.1 million tons in ... increase in average yield over the previous season. For Borlaug, the rapid increase in yields suggested that there was still ...
SakeSake
Sorghum. Baijiu (Kaoliang wine). Multiple grains. Ara. American whiskey. Canadian whisky. Shōchū. Whisky. ... While soft water will typically yield sweeter sake, hard water with a higher nutrient content is known for producing drier- ... increasing the yield by as much as four times. 75% of today's sake is made using this technique, left over from the war years. ...
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Magiran | Effects of ethephon on growth and yield of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) at different growth stagesMagiran | Effects of ethephon on growth and yield of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) at different growth stages
Application of ethephon at the heading stage gave the lowest stem diameter, grain yield, stem fresh weight, and yield, whereas ... and yield, juice extract yield, and sugar content than those exhibited by KKU 40 and Cowley. ... Three sweet sorghum cultivars (Ethanol 2, KKU 40, and Cowley) were planted in the main plot. Ethephon was applied at five ... the impact of ethephon hormone applied at different growth stages of three cultivars of sweet sorghum on its growth and yield. ...
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ARPA-E | Breeding High Yielding Bioenergy SorghumARPA-E | Breeding High Yielding Bioenergy Sorghum
Clemson University - Breeding High Yielding Bioenergy Sorghum Donald Danforth Plant Science Center - A Reference Phenotyping ... Purdue University - Automated Sorghum Phenotyping and Trait Development Platform Texas A&M University - Automated TERRA ... The Clemson team has taken a "system of systems" approach to accelerate genetic gain in biomass sorghum. The teams goal is to ... The final step is to identify causal genes for optimal traits and then design crossing strategies to produce high-yielding ...
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Researchers double sorghum grain yield to improve food supplyResearchers double sorghum grain yield to improve food supply
"This gene that plays an important role controlling the sorghum yield may also help us improve the yield of other crops like ... Researchers double sorghum grain yield to improve food supply. 31.10.2019. Plant scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ( ... the research team identified novel genetic variations that occurred in sorghums MSD2 gene, increasing the grain yield 200 ... Molecular Sciences »Sorghum »crops »fertility »flower »food supply »genetic analyses »genetic research »genetic variations » ...
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High-biomass sorghum yield estimate with aerial imageryHigh-biomass sorghum yield estimate with aerial imagery
... Ruixiu Sui, Brandon E. Hartley, John M. Gibson, Chenghai Yang, J. Alex ... Results showed that sorghum biomass yield in early August was closely related (R2 = 0.76) to spectral reflectance. However, in ... Sorghum plant samples were collected at predetermined geographic coordinates to determine biomass yield. Aerial images were ... "High-biomass sorghum yield estimate with aerial imagery," Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 5(1), 053523 (1 January 2011). ...
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Chromatins sorghum hybrid produces 5x typical yields in East Africa : Biofuels DigestChromatin's sorghum hybrid produces 5x typical yields in East Africa : Biofuels Digest
... open pollinated sorghum varieties-which typically yield only 0.5 to 1.0 MT per acre-to higher yielding hybrid sorghum. This ... Chromatins sorghum hybrid produces 5x typical yields in East Africa. March 23, 2015 , Isabel Lane ... Trials for Chromatins sorghum hybrids produced 2.45MT per acre, approximately five times the typical yield. ... In Illinois, Chromatin has achieved unprecedented yields from its newly-introduced hybrid sorghum seed product, which the ...
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Rate and Timing Effects of Growth Regulating Herbicides Applications on Grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Growth and YieldRate and Timing Effects of Growth Regulating Herbicides Applications on Grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Growth and Yield
The journal focuses on new methods and technologies for improving agricultural processes, increasing yield, conservation, and ... Applying 2,4-D on 45 or 55 cm tall sorghum had similar yield impact at each rate. There was a trend for yields to be somewhat ... Rate and Timing Effects of Growth Regulating Herbicides Applications on Grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Growth and Yield. ... 1 since yield reduction has been reported as early as applications made on 35 cm tall sorghum for a sorghum cultivar ...
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Drip Watering Regimes on Growth Performance, Yield, and Water Use Efficiency of Sorghum in Semi-Arid Environment of Tanzania:...Drip Watering Regimes on Growth Performance, Yield, and Water Use Efficiency of Sorghum in Semi-Arid Environment of Tanzania:...
FAO (2014) FAOSTAT, DATA: production/yield quantities of Sorghum in Word+(Total), item sorghum, 1994-2014. FAO, Rome. Visited ... The maximum grain yield (13.12 t/ha) and biomass (24.91 t/ha) were recorded in sorghum irrigated twice a day in the dry and dry ... The results showed that sorghum grain yield and growth parameters were significantly higher (p ,0.05) by almost two-fold when ... Drip Watering Regimes on Growth Performance, Yield, and Water Use Efficiency of Sorghum in Semi-Arid Environment of Tanzania: ...
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Genetic Variability and Its Implications on Early Generation Sorghum Lines Selection for Yield, Yield Contributing Traits, and...Genetic Variability and Its Implications on Early Generation Sorghum Lines Selection for Yield, Yield Contributing Traits, and...
The objective was to investigate genetic variability for yield, yield related traits, and resistance to sorghum midge. High ... Genetic Variability and Its Implications on Early Generation Sorghum Lines Selection for Yield, Yield Contributing Traits, and ... However, sorghum grain yield in Niger is limited by both abiotic and biotic constraints. Recombinant inbred lines derived from ... Sorghum is the second most important cereal crop in Niger. The crop is grown in a wide range of ecological environments in the ...
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PDMR Volume 4 - Effects of seed treatment fungicides on stand and yield of grain sorghum, 2009.PDMR Volume 4 - Effects of seed treatment fungicides on stand and yield of grain sorghum, 2009.
Grain Sorghum: Sorghum bicolor Seedling blight: Fusarium spp.; Rhizoctonia spp.. Effects of seed treatment fungicides on stand ...
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Frontiers | Bioenergy Sorghum Crop Model Predicts VPD-Limited Transpiration Traits Enhance Biomass Yield in Water-Limited...Frontiers | Bioenergy Sorghum Crop Model Predicts VPD-Limited Transpiration Traits Enhance Biomass Yield in Water-Limited...
A crop modeling framework, APSIM was adapted to predict the growth and biomass yield of energy sorghum and to identify ... A crop modeling framework, APSIM was adapted to predict the growth and biomass yield of energy sorghum and to identify ... Modeling showed that energy sorghums long duration of vegetative growth increased water capture and biomass yield by ~30% ... Modeling showed that energy sorghums long duration of vegetative growth increased water capture and biomass yield by ~30% ...
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USDA Scientists Develop Higher Yielding Sorghum Plants | No-Till FarmerUSDA Scientists Develop Higher Yielding Sorghum Plants | No-Till Farmer
... developed a mutant sorghum plant that produces 30-40% more seeds. ARS is the USDAs chief intramural scientific research agency ... USDA Agricultural Research Service A new sorghum plant developed by USDA scientists can produce more seeds than conventional ... The mutants may be crossed with other sorghum lines, particularly elite large-seeded lines, to improve grain yield in sorghum ... The researchers developed the higher-yielding sorghum by taking advantage of a plant part called a "spikelet." A spikelet is a ...
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The Weekly Carboholic: Cassava, sorghum yields drop, toxicity rises with more CO2 - Progressive Culture | Scholars & RoguesThe Weekly Carboholic: Cassava, sorghum yields drop, toxicity rises with more CO2 - Progressive Culture | Scholars & Rogues
observations largely explained Methane clathrates proposed for energy and carbon sequestration Cassava and sorghum are tubers ... sorghum yields drop, toxicity rises with more CO2 Differences between aerosol effects in models vs. ... sorghum yields right now are through the roof because of better technology and farming methods. My sorghum buddy traders tell ... The Weekly Carboholic: Cassava, sorghum yields drop, toxicity rises with more CO2. By Brian Angliss on July 1, 2009. • ( 29 ...
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Fertility and Forage Yield of Sorghum X Sudangrass Hybrids in A1 and A by J. J. Toy, Jeffrey F. Pedersen et al."Fertility and Forage Yield of Sorghum X Sudangrass Hybrids in A1 and A" by J. J. Toy, Jeffrey F. Pedersen et al.
A study was conducted to compare the agronomic performance of Al and A3 sorghum x sudangrass hybrids. A bulk of eight ... Results indicate that male-sterile sorghum x sudangrass hybrids can be made using A3 cytoplasm male-sterilized inbreds from the ... Additionally, the high level of fertility restoration by sudangrass in A3 cytoplasm male-sterilized sorghum normally used as ... Availability of alternative cytoplasmic sterility systems allows production of sorghum x sudangrass hybrids that may have ...
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Get PDF - Effect of fertilizer levels on the green feed yield of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Moench var. saccharatum Korn)Get PDF - Effect of fertilizer levels on the green feed yield of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Moench var. saccharatum Korn)
Effect of fertilizer levels on the green feed yield of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Moench var. saccharatum Korn) ... Effect of nutrients on brix values, stalk yield, stover yield and yield parameters in sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) ... Influence of water hyacinth and fertilizer levels on growth and yield of hybrid sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) 1. Yield ... The utilisation of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) and sweet sorghum (Sorghum saccharatum L. Moench, var. saccharatum ...
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Ong-Arge Insung: Botanical Characteristics, Yield and Chemical Compositions of 4 Varieties of Sorghum bicolor Moench under the...Ong-Arge Insung: Botanical Characteristics, Yield and Chemical Compositions of 4 Varieties of Sorghum bicolor Moench under the...
Yield and Chemical Compositions of 4 Varieties of Sorghum bicolor Moench under the Humid Tropical Climate in Southern Thailand ... yields and chemical compositions of 4 varieties of sorghum, i.e. Native sorghum; Khek noi (Nt-KN), Commercialized sweet sorghum ... Keywords: Botanical caracteristics, chemical composition, preservative methods, sorghum, yield components Footnotes. ...P. ... The yield and quality of the sorghum depends on the varieties. Preservative method by ensilage improved the quality and utility ...
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DuPont Pioneer and the Sorghum Checkoff Collaborate to Improve Sorghum GeneticsDuPont Pioneer and the Sorghum Checkoff Collaborate to Improve Sorghum Genetics
DuPont Pioneer and the United Sorghum Checkoff Program today announced a collaboration to advance genetic tools and ... We believe this collaboration will lead to new innovations to develop stronger and higher yielding sorghum varieties.. Past ... "We believe this collaboration will lead to new innovations to develop stronger and higher yielding sorghum varieties." ... "The Sorghum Checkoffs collaborative efforts with Pioneer marks a rejuvenated era in sorghum genetic research. Pioneer is a ...
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Genetic Variability in the Fodder Yield, Chemical Composition and Disappearance of Nutrients in Brown Midrib and White Midrib...Genetic Variability in the Fodder Yield, Chemical Composition and Disappearance of Nutrients in Brown Midrib and White Midrib...
Chemical Composition and Disappearance of Nutrients in Brown Midrib and White Midrib Sorghum Genotypes - Brown Mid Rib;Genotype ... The effect of the brown mid rib -3 gene on the maturity and yield of forage maize. Grass Forage Sci. 40:335-339. ... Effect of brown mid rib-3 mutation in corn silage on dry matter intake and productivity of high yielding dairy cows. J. Dairy ... Effect of brown mid rib 3 gene on forage quality and yield of corn hybrids. J. Dairy Sci. 80 (Suppl):157 (Abstr.). ...
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GRM 2013: Improving sorghum productivity in semi-arid environments of… - EnglishGRM 2013: Improving sorghum productivity in semi-arid environments of… - English
Improving sorghum productivity in semi-arid environments of Mali through integrated MARS G4008.48 Products, challenges & ... GRM 2013: Enhancing sorghum grain yield and quality for the Sudano-Sahelian z... ... 7. Grain yield Grain quality Grain quality Grain yield Challenges: QTL detection and ideotype definition ... GRM 2013: Enhancing sorghum grain y... by CGIAR Generation ... 11816 views * GRM2013: Establishing a molecular b... by CGIAR ...
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Quinoa and Cauliflower Salad with Popped Sorghum Recipe - Daniel Patterson | Food & WineQuinoa and Cauliflower Salad with Popped Sorghum Recipe - Daniel Patterson | Food & Wine
... chopped almonds and popped sorghum, which like popcorn has a buttery ... If popping sorghum, heat the vegetable oil in a medium, heavy pot until almost smoking. Add the sorghum, cover and cook over ... 1/4 cup popping sorghum, or 2 cups popped sorghum (see Note) ... Sorghum, a type of grass, has seeds that can be popped like ... Patterson tops his nutty, crunchy quinoa salad with popped sorghum, which gives it a buttery flavor. You can also substitute ...
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Sorghum, Average Yield, 2000 in EarthWorksSorghum, Average Yield, 2000 in EarthWorks
Sorghum, Average Yield, 2000 Author(s). University of Minnesota. Institute on the Environment. Description. This raster dataset ... Sorghum, Crop yields, Imagery and Base Maps, and Farming. Year. 2000. Held by. Stanford. More details at. http://purl.stanford. ... represents the average yield for sorghum crops in tons per hectare. Croplands cover ~15 million km2 of the planet and provide ... Information about agricultural land use practices like crop selection, yield, and fertilizer use is even more limited.Here we ...
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AllAboutFeed - Implications of sorghum in broiler chicken nutritionAllAboutFeed - Implications of sorghum in broiler chicken nutrition
Sorghum is a common grown grain in Australia. Due to some antinutritional factors it is not much appreciated in chicken feeds. ... High wheat yield depresses the price On 3 Jul. In Raw materials ... Sorghum has been deteriorating for 6,000 years Sorghum, a ... Tannin-free sorghum: normal for EU countries EU sorghum varieties are tannin free. This is beneficial to use as a feed ... Implications of sorghum in broiler chicken nutrition by P.H. Selle, (Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney), D.J ...
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USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service - Texas - Irrigated Sorghum County EstimatesUSDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service - Texas - Irrigated Sorghum County Estimates
01/12/18 Corn Yield and Soybean Production Up in 2017, USDA Reports - Winter Wheat Seedings and Grain Stocks also reported ... Texas Irrigated Sorghum County Estimates Ag District code, County FIPS code, Location. Acreage Planted. (acres). Acreage ...
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Wisconsin Farmer Increases Yield in Alfalfa and SorghumWisconsin Farmer Increases Yield in Alfalfa and Sorghum
Categories Farm, TestimonialTags Alfalfa, Increased Yield, Sorghum, Wisconsin Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment ... Wisconsin Farmer Increases Yield in Alfalfa and Sorghum. "Normal year for tonnage on my alfalfa I run 5-7 ton/acre and we ... Previous Previous post: UPDATED: Increased Yield and Plant Height on Brazilian Gilo using Sumagrow ...
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Popped Sorghum Recipe - Cooking LightPopped Sorghum Recipe - Cooking Light
Sorghum is mild and slightly sweet, like a chewier version of Israeli couscous when cooked. Unless you can find specifically ... Add half of sorghum; cook about 1 minute or until sorghum popping slows, stirring constantly. ... Sorghum is mild and slightly sweet, like a chewier version of Israeli couscous when cooked. Unless you can find specifically ... In our testing-using regular whole-grain sorghum-the best results we could get were about 50% of the grains popping. But it is ...
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PigProgress - Feeding sorghumPigProgress - Feeding sorghum
Of course, there is nothing new about sorghum, as many farmers in Kansas will readily attest. I recall diets in this state ... based entirely on sorghum, with no problems at all in growth performance or carcass quality. But, lets start from the ... Sorghum has re-surfaced recently as an alternative cereal, especially in Western Europe, where imports, particularly from the ... Extruding sorghum does not yielded superior performance, so this is not recommended, especially for growing-finishing pigs and ...
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Sweet sorghum4
Grain yield2
  • Results showed that Ethanol 2 cultivar exhibited a higher growth rate, plant height, stem diameter, grain yield, stem fresh weight, and yield, juice extract yield, and sugar content than those exhibited by KKU 40 and Cowley. (magiran.com)
  • Application of ethephon at the heading stage gave the lowest stem diameter, grain yield, stem fresh weight, and yield, whereas applying it at the harvesting stage gave the highest sugar yield. (magiran.com)
Crops27
Drought24
  • Sorghum, one of the world's most important sources of food, animal feed, and biofuel, is considered a model crop for research because it has a high tolerance to drought, heat, and high-salt conditions. (innovations-report.com)
  • Assefa Y, Staggenborg S, Prasad V (2010) Grain sorghum water requirement and responses to drought stress: crop management. (springer.com)
  • Ceres Inc. recently announced favorable results from its biotech corn evaluations in China, where a second year of field trials demonstrated significant yield advantages under normal and drought conditions. (ethanolproducer.com)
  • Sorghum is drought tolerant, is an important crop for farmers worldwide and increasing production is considered a key to addressing the threat of food shortages in the years ahead with changing climates, growing populations overseas and the loss of arable land in many parts of the world. (ethanolproducer.com)
  • The newly released varieties can help overcome periods of drought especially terminal drought problems prevalent in the Nigerian (Sudan and Sahel) ecologies because they are early maturing, with 50% flowering in 67 days against the 90 days on average of other varieties," said Dr. Ignatius Angarawai, a Scientist - Sorghum Breeding at ICRISAT Kano. (sfoodfeedf.org)
  • This crop is easily established, tolerant to drought, has low water needs, efficiently uses nutrients, has high dry matter harvest yields, is digestible for livestock, and is economical to produce. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It is very drought tolerant, has high seedling vigor, and some varieties have reduced lignin content (such as the brown midrib sorghum x sudangrass crosses) to increase digestibility for animals and decomposition rate. (ufl.edu)
  • Scientists at Aarhus University have discovered that fungi associated with plant roots may improve growth and yield of drought-stressed wheat. (phys.org)
  • This is a serious problem as the predicted increase in frequency of extreme climate episodes will lead to multiple drought conditions during crop growth which in turn will reduce the yield of wheat, one of the world's most important foods. (phys.org)
  • Recent research from Aarhus University demonstrates that the fungi can improve growth and yield in some wheat varieties under drought stress. (phys.org)
  • Farmers in climates where late-season drought occurs frequently may be able to increase wheat yield, according to research from The University of Western Australia. (phys.org)
  • Sorghum has outstanding resistance against drought conditions. (herts.ac.uk)
  • The present study aims to identify QTL influencing agronomic traits and yield components under well-watered and pre-flowering drought stress conditions. (uni-hannover.de)
  • Six promising QTL regions with seven QTL for yield and agronomic traits especially related to pre-flowering drought tolerance were identified on chromosomes SBI-01, SBI-03, SBI-04, SBI-05 and SBI-07. (uni-hannover.de)
  • Near-isogenic sorghum lines (cv RTx7000) were characterized in a series of field and managed-environment trials (seven experiments and 14 environments) to determine the influence of four individual stay-green (Stg1-4) quantitative trait loci (QTLs) on canopy development, water use and grain yield under post-anthesis drought. (qld.gov.au)
  • These results establish a link between the role of the Stg QTL in modifying canopy development and the subsequent impact on crop water use patterns and grain yield under terminal drought. (qld.gov.au)
  • Sorghum is particularly adapted to drought. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • The new, higher-yielding strains of sorghum developed at Texas A&M use less water than conventional sorghum (making them more drought-resistant) and are sterile (not flowering prevents the escape of energy). (grist.org)
  • Sorghum is a C 4 crop and its yield levels are highly affected by terminal drought stress under rainfed conditions. (springer.com)
  • At molecular level, several QTL's governing pre- and post flowering drought tolerance have been identified in cereals and specifically in sorghum. (springer.com)
  • In this review, detailed mechanisms and breeding approaches related to drought stress in cereals and specifically in sorghum are discussed. (springer.com)
  • Authors would like to thank, Joint FAO-IAEA Division Plant breeding and Genetics section for support and encouragement under the IAEA-CRP 23031 "Improving Resilience to Drought in Rice and Sorghum through Mutation Breeding" project. (springer.com)
  • The objectives of the present study were: to identify traits that are associated with sugar yield, to determine the optimum harvesting time for maximum sugar yield and to understand the physiological responses of different sweet sorghum genotypes to drought and high temperature. (k-state.edu)
  • In another greenhouse study, we quantified the effects of drought, high temperature, and their combinations on growth, physiology and yield of sweet sorghum genotypes. (k-state.edu)
Traits15
Maize10
  • The nutritive value (energy) of Milo sorghum is usually taken at 90 to 100% compared to maize. (pigprogress.net)
  • Carcass quality from sorghum-fed pigs is similar to that from maize-fed pigs, which in turn is quite softer compared to wheat/barley-fed pigs. (pigprogress.net)
  • All maize genotypes significantly outyielded the sorghum check under no heat stress (winter sowing) regardless the effect of salt and water stresses while the opposite is true under the heat stress (summer sowing). (scipress.com)
  • Maize tolerate better reduction in temperature than dose sorghum while the latter tolerate better salt and water stresses than dose maize. (scipress.com)
  • Funding institutions have also cut support for the International Maize and Wheat Center-located in Mexico and known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT - where Borlaug helped to develop the high-yield, low-pesticide dwarf wheat upon which a substantial portion of the world's population now depends for sustenance. (theatlantic.com)
  • The local production of mainly sorghum and maize does not meet the food demands and it is estimated that another 200 000 tonnes of cereals are needed to meet the domestic food demands of 500 000 tonnes. (fao.org)
  • The starch content of grain sorghum is 7 - 10% higher than maize, making it excellent for ethanol production. (southafrica.co.za)
  • Foliar application of P, K, zinc (Zn) and manganese (Mn) significantly increased yield and cold tolerance in maize . (scirp.org)
  • Effect of irrigation and nitrogen fertilization on the production of biogas from maize and sorghum in a water limited environment. (springer.com)
  • Sorghum is well adapted to dryer climates and tolerates hot climates better than maize or soybeans. (wikipedia.org)
Cultivar9
  • More caution should be taken with dicamba since yield reduction has been reported as early as applications made on 35 cm tall sorghum for a potentially dicamba sensitive cultivar. (hindawi.com)
  • Adzemi M, Ibrahim W (2014) Effect of regulated deficit irrigation on photosynthesis, photos synthetic active radiation on the yield of Sorghum cultivar. (springer.com)
  • Results showed that Ethanol 2 cultivar exhibited a higher growth rate, plant height, stem diameter, grain yield, stem fresh weight, and yield, juice extract yield, and sugar content than those exhibited by KKU 40 and Cowley. (magiran.com)
  • Cultivar selection, planting geometry, and plant population are the key factors determining grain sorghum yields in water deficit areas. (org.in)
  • In this work, we used a laboratory-scale screening tool that mimics relevant thermochemical pretreatment conditions to compare the total sugar yield of three near-isogenic brown midrib ( bmr ) mutant lines and the wild-type (WT) sorghum cultivar. (biomedcentral.com)
  • After pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis, the bmr mutants had higher total sugar yields than the WT sorghum cultivar. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Sorghum bmr mutants, which have a reduced lignin content showed higher total sugar yields than the WT cultivar after dilute acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In terms of economic viewpoint, optimum application rates for nitrogen at a range of 300-450 kg N/ha and 100 kg K20/ha for potassium plus 40 tonnes/ha of fermented cattle manure were the recommended rates for optimum above ground total dry weight (15,940-26,282 kg/ha) and seed yield (5,047- 6,374 kg/ha) of IS 23585 forage sorghum cultivar on Yasothon soil series. (herts.ac.uk)
  • Our results suggest that the optimum time for harvesting of sweet sorghum cultivar M81E is between milk and hard dough stages when highest sugar yield was observed. (k-state.edu)
Corn25
  • J.A. Cusicanqui, J.G. Lauer, Plant density and hybrid influence on corn forage yield and quality, Agro. (scipress.com)
  • Brent manned the office, tending to bills and yield data of this year's corn crop. (dtnpf.com)
  • Ample rains helped bring the yield for dryland corn close that for irrigated land, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting record yield of 180 bushels per acre, Mississippi State University analysts said. (msbusiness.com)
  • Sorghum is a promising biofuels feedstock as it needs less water than corn and thus can be grown on less productive lands. (agprofessional.com)
  • Grain sorghum is not nearly as cold-tolerant as corn, but relatively early planting is needed to maximize yields and reduce impacts of insects - including midge, head worms, and sugarcane aphids - later in the season. (deltafarmpress.com)
  • The Effect of Different Densities and Interferences Periods of Sorghum on Contribution of Stem Reserves to Corn Grain Yield. (ac.ir)
  • In order to study yield component and determinate the contribution of stem reserves to corn yield under effect of different densities and interference periods of sorghum, a factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design with three replications was conducted in 2002 on the Research Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture Tabriz University. (ac.ir)
  • Experimental factors were sorghum interference at different periods (0,14,28,42 days after corn emergence and also during plant life corn) with three densities (4,8,12 plants m-2). (ac.ir)
  • Characteristics of study were yield, yield component and the contribution of stem reserves to corn grain yield. (ac.ir)
  • The results showed that with increasing sorghum density and interference, corn yield components (except the number of grain rows) were decreased, due to shading and competition between plants for using available resources. (ac.ir)
  • Maximum grain yield and grain number per ear was obtained at pure corn plantation. (ac.ir)
  • With increasing sorghum density and interference periods grain yield decreased, and maximum corn yield loss was 38%, which occurred at the highest sorghum density and interference. (ac.ir)
  • Dry matter remobilization and contribution of stem reserves were significantly influenced by sorghum densities and interferences in corn grain yield. (ac.ir)
  • The highest contribution of dry matter remobilization and stem reserves to corn yield was obtained at maximum density and complete interference of sorghum. (ac.ir)
  • Thus, silages obtained from forage sorghums could have a potential as substitute of corn silages in dairy cow diets. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this framework, this study was designed to compare milk yield, composition, and quality, with particular emphasis on milk FA profile and MCP, in dairy cows fed two experimental diets containing silages obtained from corn or forage sorghum. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Good yields have been reported for corn. (lubbockonline.com)
  • Corn yield was not significantly different at any location or for any year, whereas differences in net return occurred at one location in 1998. (bioone.org)
  • Corn earworm are likely found in sorghum this time of year. (agfax.com)
  • The June 30 Acreage report showed planted and harvested area to be down from last year for corn, sorghum, and oats, while that for barley increased from 2007. (thepigsite.com)
  • The June 30 Acreage report showed planted acres increased from earlier intentions for corn and oats, while sorghum and barley acres declined. (thepigsite.com)
  • The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make its first survey-based forecasts for corn and sorghum in the August 12 Crop Production report. (thepigsite.com)
  • The projection for 2008 corn production was decreased 20 million bushels from last month because of a reduction in forecast yield. (thepigsite.com)
  • Projected yield was lowered 0.5 bushels from last month to 148.4 bushels per acre, due to the decline in the harvested area in the higher yielding Corn Belt States as indicated in the Acreage report. (thepigsite.com)
  • Anagenesis Corp claims of their trees , "one acre can yield 48x times as much ethanol as an acre of corn. (grist.org)
National Sorghum Producers2
Varieties of Sorghum3
Growers6
Growth and yield2
Genetic14
  • The Clemson team has taken a "system of systems" approach to accelerate genetic gain in biomass sorghum. (energy.gov)
  • Led by Doreen Ware, CSHL Adjunct Professor and research scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and USDA colleague Zhanguo Xin, Ph.D, the research team identified novel genetic variations that occurred in sorghum's MSD2 gene, increasing the grain yield 200 percent. (innovations-report.com)
  • Across planting dates at both Konni and Maradi, grain yield, plant height, panicle weight, and midge damage had high heritability coupled with high estimates of genetic advance. (hindawi.com)
  • At Konni, high genetic advance coupled with high heritability was detected for grain yield, plant height, panicle weight, and resistance to midge. (hindawi.com)
  • DuPont Pioneer and the United Sorghum Checkoff Program today announced a collaboration to advance genetic tools and opportunities for grain sorghum, which was planted on just over 8 million acres in the United States in 2013. (prweb.com)
  • The Sorghum Checkoff's collaborative efforts with Pioneer marks a rejuvenated era in sorghum genetic research. (prweb.com)
  • Furthermore, it is unknown if genetic diversity in sorghum rhizome assimilate composition exists. (springer.com)
  • Scientists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are working on field trials and genetic studies that could one day double the yields of sorghum, which is one of the world's most important sources of food, animal feed and biofuel. (ethanolproducer.com)
  • The efforts follow recent discoveries by ARS scientist Zhanguo Xin , who is based in Lubbock, Texas, and Doreen Ware , who is also with ARS and is an adjunct professor at CSHL, showing how a basic genetic change in sorghum can double its yield of grain. (ethanolproducer.com)
  • Their findings, spelled out in a series of papers, are based on years of research by scientists with ARS and CSHL that initially focused on a search for the genetic underpinnings of high yielding strains of sorghum that were first developed by Xin at the ARS Cropping Systems Research Laboratory in Lubbock. (ethanolproducer.com)
  • Their subsequent papers in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences show that genes they have identified as MSD2 and MSD3 also play important roles further along in the genetic pathway and that mutating of any one of the three genes causes a similar increase in grain yield. (ethanolproducer.com)
  • There is a wide array of genetic diversity in sweet sorghum germplasm collections. (k-state.edu)
  • In a regional collaborative research published in Frontiers in Plant Science, the team report having found potential sources of mechanical and biochemical barriers to Striga infection that could be employed in genetic improvement of cultivated sorghum. (seedworld.com)
  • It is important to include genetic diversity to stabilize yield because it can be insurance against unexpected pests and disease outbreaks. (wikipedia.org)
Biofuels2
Improve sorghum1
Higher-yieldin2
Ethanol15
  • Sweet sorghum is currently an important alternative for ethanol production in sugar cane off- season . (bvsalud.org)
  • Sweet sorghum is a multipurpose biofuel feedstock that offers grain for human consumption, fodder for livestock and ethanol for transportation purposes. (icrisat.org)
  • Therefore, in this study, NaOH-ethanol pretreatment condition for different parts of the sorghum stem was optimized to maximize p -coumaric acid release and total reducing sugar recovery. (biomedcentral.com)
  • By respective optimal NaOH-ethanol pretreatment, the p -coumaric acid release yields reached 94.07%, 97.24% and 95.05% from pith, rind and whole stem, which increased by 8.16%, 8.38% and 8.39% compared to those of NaOH-pretreated samples. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The total reducing sugar yields after respective optimal NaOH-ethanol pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis reached 84.06%, 82.29% and 84.09% for pith, rind and whole stem, respectively, which increased by 29.56%, 23.67% and 25.56% compared to those of NaOH-pretreated samples. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These results indicated that NaOH-ethanol is effective for the efficient fractionation and pretreatment of sorghum biomass. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This work will help to understand the differences of different parts of sorghum stem under NaOH-ethanol pretreatment, thereby improving the full-component utilization of sorghum stem. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Effective utilization of xylan can improve the rational utilization of sugars in lignocellulosic biomass, which leads to the production of high-yield fermentable sugar/ethanol [ 12 , 13 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The ethanol yield from sorghum grain increased as starch content increased. (cnki.net)
  • Key factors affecting the ethanol fermentation efficiency of sorghum include starches and protein digestibility, amylose-lipid complexes, tannin content, and mash viscosity. (cnki.net)
  • In contrast, the productivity of fresh weight (1310.4 g/whole plant), sugar content (14.9% Brix), biomass yield (122.4 tons/ha) and theoretical converted ethanol yield (5 tons/ha) were the highest when sweet sorghum planted from March to June. (scirp.org)
  • Cifuentes, R., Bressani, R. and Rolz, C. (2014) The Potential of Sweet Sorghum as a Source of Ethanol and Protein. (scirp.org)
  • Dubravko, M. and Zvonimir, S. (2008) Biomass Production and Ethanol Potential from Sweet Sorghum in Croatia. (scirp.org)
  • Complete technology for producing ethanol from sweet sorghum has been developed at the institute. (wikipedia.org)
  • A number of high ethanol yielding varieties have also been produced. (wikipedia.org)
Digestibility6
Africa13
  • In Illinois, Chromatin has achieved unprecedented yields from its newly-introduced hybrid sorghum seed product, which the company is piloting across East Africa. (biofuelsdigest.com)
  • 15. Lessons learned MARS proof of concept: a valid procedure for sorghum breeding in Africa. (slideshare.net)
  • Geographical distribution of Sorghum in Africa. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • In Africa, a major growing area of sorghum runs across West Africa south of the Sahara almost to the coast and eastward into Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • And though Borlaug's achievements are arguably the greatest that Ford or Rockefeller has ever funded, both foundations have retreated from the last effort of Borlaug's long life: the attempt to bring high-yield agriculture to Africa. (theatlantic.com)
  • Nevertheless, Western environmental groups have campaigned against introducing high-yield farming techniques to Africa, and have persuaded image-sensitive organizations such as the Ford Foundation and the World Bank to steer clear of Borlaug. (theatlantic.com)
  • Reflecting Western priorities, the debate about whether high-yield agriculture would be good for Africa is currently phrased mostly in environmental terms, not in terms of saving lives. (theatlantic.com)
  • A research team lead by Dr. Steven Runo of the Plant Transformation Laboratory (PTL) at Kenyatta University and Professor Michael Timko of University of Virginia has identified three wild sorghum accessions resistant to Striga hermonthica (witchweed), a parasitic plant devastating cereal production in Sub-Saharan Africa. (seedworld.com)
  • Striga is a growing pandemic in Africa and Asia, with the ability to destroy a crop with up to a 100 percent yield loss. (seedworld.com)
  • Wild sorghum immune to Striga infestation coexists with the parasite in uncultivated lands in northeastern Africa," explains Dr. Runo. (seedworld.com)
  • Sorghum is an important staple crop for more than 500 million people in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, including many people in Nepal. (wikipedia.org)
  • In Africa and Asia sorghum is primarily used for traditional purposes with subsistence and small-scale farming. (wikipedia.org)
  • In Asia and Africa sorghum is often boiled, roasted, or popped, used as flat bread or eaten as porridge. (wikipedia.org)
Production29
Formulating sorghum-based diets1
  • Because of variable AA concentrations in sorghum protein, the accuracy with which intended dietary levels of AA are met in formulating sorghum-based diets may not be precise. (allaboutfeed.net)
Stalks6
  • Pioneer® hybrid 84P72 - provides strong yield potential and above-average stalks with acceptable root lodging resistance for its maturity, and is available in the High Plains regions of Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. (hayandforage.com)
  • From milo stalks to baled forage sorghum, we also use grain sorghum to get them through the winter. (hpj.com)
  • It differs from grain sorghum mainly in that its grain yields are low and its stalks are taller and juicier and have a high sugar content. (aces.edu)
  • This study points to the potential scope for widening the harvesting window of sweet sorghum, by cutting the stalks from physiological maturity stage and beyond up to 15 days (post-physiological maturity), thus helping the commercial distilleries by addressing a major impediment in sweet sorghum value chain. (icrisat.org)
  • Significantly higher grain yield (39.9 q ha-1 ) and stover yield (13.2 tha1 ) was recorded with application of FYM @ 3 t ha-1 + RDF (50:25 N:P2O5 kg ha-1 )followed by recommended NP fertilizers (T13: 37.2 q ha-1 ) and Cotton stalks +Redgram stalks + Glyricidiasp. (ansfoundation.org)
  • The gasification technology for thermal applications has been developed at NARI, including technology for gasification of loose leafy biomass fuels like sugarcane leaves and bagasse, sweet sorghum stalks and bagasse. (wikipedia.org)
Sugarcane aphids2
  • Sugarcane aphids on sorghum leaf. (agfax.com)
  • What Margarita has done is collected random samples of sugarcane aphids from volunteer sorghum along the Coastal Bend of Texas (see figure for counties where sugarcane aphid were collected) and then under specific laboratory conditions she has been able to find entomopathogenic fungi living inside of these aphids. (agfax.com)
Productivity6
Cereal3
Brown midrib sorghum1
Sweet sorghum varieties1
Feedstock2
High yield3
  • While the first half of the book establishes and fully explains the link between crop physiology and molecular biology, the second part explores the application of biotechnology in the effective delivery of the high yield and environmentally stable crop plants needed to avert the very real possibility of worldwide hunger. (routledge.com)
  • Borlaug is an eighty-two-year-old plant breeder who for most of the past five decades has lived in developing nations, teaching the techniques of high-yield agriculture. (theatlantic.com)
  • By producing more food from less land, Borlaug argues, high-yield farming will preserve Africa's wild habitats, which are now being depleted by slash-and-burn subsistence agriculture. (theatlantic.com)
20201
  • Zambia - Sorghum yield (kg per hectare) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2020. (cloudfront.net)
20161
Weeds4
Efficiency of Sorghum1
Nitrogen9
Producers1
  • ACROSS MISSISSIPPI - Mississippi's hay producers increased acreage and yields this season in spite of variable rainfall across the state. (msbusiness.com)
Pests4
Strains1
Aphid3
Plant14
  • Clemson University is partnering with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and Near Earth Autonomy to develop and operate an advanced plant phenotyping system, incorporating modeling and rapid prediction of plant performance to drive improved yield and compositional gains for energy sorghum. (energy.gov)
  • Sorghum plant samples were collected at predetermined geographic coordinates to determine biomass yield. (spiedigitallibrary.org)
  • Sorghum sprayed with 2,4-D at 225 g acid equivalent (ae) ha −1 when plant height was 15 to 20 cm presented chromosomal aberrations within the pollen mother cells, mostly aneuploidy and polyploidy [ 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • There were similar results at Maradi for grain yield, plant height, and panicle weight. (hindawi.com)
  • Plant protection is one of the core elements of farming because it ensures a high-quality yield and healthy human nutrition. (innovations-report.com)
  • The farming and plant protection industries contribute to a high quality of life and low product prices by maintaining the highest possible crop yield per field. (innovations-report.com)
  • Sorghum grain is produced in clusters of flowers and the plant has two types of flowers, one type that produces grain and another that does not. (ethanolproducer.com)
  • The research should lead to strategies to increase plant biomass as well as more water use- and nutrient-efficient sorghum crop systems. (agprofessional.com)
  • Herbicides containing fomesafen (Flexstar, Reflex, etc.) have a 10-month plant back interval for grain sorghum. (deltafarmpress.com)
  • However, physiological aspects of sugar yield in this plant is not completely understood. (ac.ir)
  • The experiments were conducted to determine suitable sowing time in order to achieve high plant biomass and sugar content of sweet sorghum for bioethanol manufacture. (scirp.org)
  • Plant early - Experience in the Delta found that aphids did not usually infest sorghum until later in the season and early planting may avoid very large infestations. (farmprogress.com)
  • Sugarcane ventures in Brazil (Allelyx is using GMO techniques, Canavalis is using more traditional plant breeding) are breeding energy cane that will likely result in a yield of 25 dry tons per acre/year of harvestable biomass. (grist.org)
  • This study demonstrated that foliar application of KMP, to some extent, mitigated the negative effects of high salinity water irrigation on pepper plant growth and fruit yield. (scirp.org)
Manure4
Checkoff3
  • Under a three-year collaboration agreement, the Sorghum Checkoff will leverage the world-class seed technology program at Pioneer for a total investment of $800,220 from Pioneer starting in 2014. (prweb.com)
  • I believe the collaboration between DuPont Pioneer and the Sorghum Checkoff illustrates the interest of seed technology providers and their commitment to grain sorghum," said Stewart Weaver, Sorghum Checkoff chairman and grower from Edmondson, Ark. (prweb.com)
  • The United Sorghum Checkoff Program (USCP) is a producer-funded organization that is dedicated to improving the sorghum industry through research, promotion and education. (prweb.com)
Agronomy1
  • Regarding benefits of farmer associations, 55.8% of the respondents received training in sorghum agronomy, 39.2% were trained on postharvest management, 35% engaged in collective marketing, 43.3% received credit and 3.3% processed sorghum as part of value addition for increased income. (scielo.org.za)
Environments5
Cowpea3
  • Treatments laid in randomized complete block design and replicated three times consisted of sorghum combined with cowpea, groundnut, pigeon pea and bambara. (journalarja.com)
  • Monocropped treatments of legumes were cowpea, groundnut, pigeon pea, bambara and two sole sorghum treatments as controls. (journalarja.com)
  • In intercropped combinations of sorghum/groundnut, sorghum/pigeon pea and sorghum/cowpea, an incremental benefit of 10-38% was observed than all other treatments. (journalarja.com)
Produce more biomass1
  • Duration of availability: "Higher yields produce more biomass for longer into the growing season and that has changed nutrient uptake. (agprofessional.com)
Bushels6