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...

The effects of cropping systems (fallow, rotation with sorghum-sudangrass hybrid [Sorghum bicolor x S. sudanense], and continuous soybean [Glycine max]), nematicide (aldicarb) treatment, and soybean cultivar on yield and nematode population densities were studied in a field infested with a mixture of Meloidogyne spp. and Heterodera glycines. Soybean following sorghum-sudangrass yielded 111 kg/h...

Genetic diversity is a fundamental input for every plant breeding program, genetic resources conservation, and evolutionary studies. In situ diversity and population genetic structure of eight cultivated sorghum landrace populations were investigated in the center of origin, Ethiopia using seven phenotypic traits and 12 highly polymorphic sorghum SSR markers. In farmers' fields, DNA samples wer...

This study assessed the effects of sprouting and fermentation on total phenolic content, flavonoid content antioxidant property pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). Pearl were subjected to treatment for 0 h, 24 48 72 h 96 h. After each treatments, samples oven-dried at 60 oC milled into fine flour 0.05 mm in size. The capacities quantified using standard methods. results...

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...

The present investigation was conducted to assess the magnitude of heterosis rabi sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) developed by crossing four lines and twelve testers (in a line × tester design) produce 48 F1 cross combinations at Sorghum Improvement Project, MPKV., Rahuri, Maharashtra. To identify high-yielding Rabi hybrids, promising hybrids were sorted out based on positive significant ...

Sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is a type of cultivated sorghum characterized by the accumulation of high levels of sugar in the stems and high biomass accumulation, making this crop an important feedstock for bioenergy production. Sweet sorghum breeding programs that focus on bioenergy have two main goals: to improve quantity and quality of sugars in the juicy stem and to increase ...

This study was performed to investigate the chemical and rheological properties of composite flours prepared by using whole wheat flour (Triticum aestivum), whole maize flour (Zea mays) and whole sorghum flour (Sorghum bicolor). Seven blends were prepared by homogenously mixing maize and sorghum flours with wheat flour in the percentage proportions: 0:100, 10:90, 20:80, 30:70, 15:15:70 (MF: WWF...

In previous research, use of PRE soil residual herbicides was reduced 50% in no-till corn and soybean by banding herbicides over crop rows followed by mowing weeds growing between rows two times. The research goals were (1) to determine whether such between-row mowing systems adequately controlled weeds and prevented grain yield loss in other competitive field crops, such as no-till grain sorgh...