Forage Yield and Economic Losses Associated with the Brown-Midrib Trait in Sudangrass

Forage Yield and Economic Losses Associated with the Brown-Midrib Trait in Sudangrass

associated with the brown-midrib phenotype average ≈20% for grain, 10 to 17% for stover, and 16% for Brown-midrib genes increase digestibility due to reduced lignificafodder (Miller et al., 1983; Lee and Brewbaker, 1984). tion in sudangrass, Sorghum bicolor subsp. drummondii (Nees ex Some brown-midrib lines may have stover yields as high Steud.) de Wet & Harlan. Brown-midrib lines are known to ...

Brown Midrib Forage Sorghum, Sudangrass, and Corn: What Is the Potential?

Brown midrib, a genetic mutation in several grassy species, reduces lignin content in the total plant parts. Lignin is mostly indigestible but also plays an important role in plant rigidity. During the past several years the brown midrib (bmr) trait has been incorporated into forage sorghum, sudangrass, and corn. The results have been significant for the most part. IVTD values for bmr sorghum h...

Optimum Stand Height for Forage Brown Midrib Sorghum · Sudangrass in North-eastern USA

Brown midrib sorghum · sudangrass is attracting attention in the north-eastern USA because of its ability to produce acceptable forage yields on marginal corn ground. Other potential advantages include conservation of soil on highly erosive ground, the possibility to spread manure midsummer (after first cutting) when runoff risk is minimal, greatly reduced needs for herbicides and the potential...

Forage yield and protein content of five sudangrass cultivars in ahwaz

Acid detergent lignin, lodging resistance index, and expression of the caffeic acid O-methyltransferase gene in brown midrib-12 sudangrass

Understanding the relationship between acid detergent lignin (ADL) and lodging resistance index (LRI) is essential for breeding new varieties of brown midrib (bmr) sudangrass (Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.). In this study, bmr-12 near isogenic lines and their wild-types obtained by back cross breeding were used to compare relevant forage yield and quality traits, and to analyze expression of...