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Book Estimation of Genetic Parameters Related to the Mating System in Populations of Sorghum  Sorghum Bicolor  L   Moench

Download or read book Estimation of Genetic Parameters Related to the Mating System in Populations of Sorghum Sorghum Bicolor L Moench written by Mauricio Riccelli-Mattei and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Genetic Basis of Response to Within family Bidirectional Selection in Some Populations of Sorghum  Sorghum Bicolor  L   Moench

Download or read book The Genetic Basis of Response to Within family Bidirectional Selection in Some Populations of Sorghum Sorghum Bicolor L Moench written by Thomas Clayton Ainsworth and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Estimates of Quantitave Genetic Parameters in IAP2B Random mating Sorghum Population

Download or read book Estimates of Quantitave Genetic Parameters in IAP2B Random mating Sorghum Population written by Anthony J. Maves and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Genetics  Genomics and Breeding of Sorghum

Download or read book Genetics Genomics and Breeding of Sorghum written by Yi-Hong Wang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sorghum is one of the hardiest crop plants in modern agriculture and also one of the most versatile. Its seeds provide calorie for food and feed, stalks for building and industrial materials and its juice for syrup. This book provides an in-depth review of the cutting-edge knowledge in sorghum genetics and its applications in sorghum breeding. Each chapter is authored by specialists in their fields to report the latest trends and findings. The book showcases the definitive value of sorghum as a model system to study the genetic basis of crop productivity and stress tolerance and will provide a foundation for future studies in sorghum genetics, genomics, and breeding.

Book Studies on Genetic Parameters of Agronomic  Grain Structure  and Malting Characteristics of Sorghum  Sorghum Bicolor  L   Moench

Download or read book Studies on Genetic Parameters of Agronomic Grain Structure and Malting Characteristics of Sorghum Sorghum Bicolor L Moench written by José Geraldo Eugênio De França and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study had two distinct components: an agronomic/breeding segment and a sorghum malt component. The first consisted of field avaluation for traits related to agronomic performance, combinig ability, and heterosis. It was conducted during 1988 and 1989. The 1988 trial, with 51 genotypes, was sown at College Station and Halfway, TX. During 1989, the trial consisted of 7 females and 13 male parents, their 91 hybrids, a common check (ATx399*RTx430), and another hybrid check in one subset (ATx399*sc103-12E) to balance the whole design. It was conducted at College Station, Halfway, Chillicothe, and Corpus Christi, TX. In the first year each trial was divided into 4 subsets, while during the second, the trial consisted of 8 subsets, each with 15 experiment units.Hybrids, generally had larger panicles and higher yields, were taller, reached anthesis earlier, showed superior harvest indices, and lodged more than the parents. Combinig ability and GCA:SCA mean square ratios showed that general combinig ability variances were significant for all the variables studied. It showed also that additive variance was more important in controlling the genetic expression for the traits measured. The most superior parental lines for grain yield, across environments were ATx631, ATx623, ATx378, RTx430, R8505, VG146 and Dorado. Grain was saved from the field trials to be used in evaluation of some grain and malt characteristics. Sorghum beer is an important components of Africa culture and is used as a food or drink in many (...).

Book Genetic Diversity and Mating System of Wild Sorghum in Kenya and Adaptive Value of Wild x Cultivated Sorghum Hybrids

Download or read book Genetic Diversity and Mating System of Wild Sorghum in Kenya and Adaptive Value of Wild x Cultivated Sorghum Hybrids written by Moses Mahugu Muraya and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2009-10-26 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Kenya cultivated and wild sorghums grow sympatrically, hence concerns about crop-towild gene flow are understandable. The crop-to-wild gene flow rates are unknown, as are the adaptive values of crop alleles in wild populations. The major concern is that genes added to crops through modern breeding, such as insect resistance or herbicide tolerance, might spread to wild or weedy relatives creating a “super weed” that is either difficult to control or detrimental to the environment. Furthermore, information is lacking on how the genetic diversity of wild sorghum populations is influenced by gene flow from cultivated sorghum. In addition, the crossing barriers between cultivated sorghum and its wild relatives and the level of genetic diversity of wild sorghums in Kenya have not been documented. Information on the relative extent of the diversity pattern within and among genetically defined groups of distinct eco-systems is lacking. Use of male-sterile bait plants in field trials to estimate gene flow has been questioned due to lack of competing pollen. Moreover, the wild sorghum mating system is not well understood and no information exists on competition between a plant’s own and alien pollen.

Book Performance  Stability Parameters  Genetic Effects  and Prediction of Performance in Single  Three way  and Double cross Hybrids of Sorghum  Sorghum Bicolor  L   Moench

Download or read book Performance Stability Parameters Genetic Effects and Prediction of Performance in Single Three way and Double cross Hybrids of Sorghum Sorghum Bicolor L Moench written by George Anthony Ombakho and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Genetic Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Bioenergy Traits  and the Assessment of Genetic Variability in Sweet Sorghum  Sorghum Bicolor  L   Moench

Download or read book Genetic Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Bioenergy Traits and the Assessment of Genetic Variability in Sweet Sorghum Sorghum Bicolor L Moench written by Lekgari Aatshwaelwe Lekgari and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Agronomic  Genetic and Genomic Approaches for Predicting Heterosis in Sorghum  Sorghum Bicolor  L   Moench

Download or read book Agronomic Genetic and Genomic Approaches for Predicting Heterosis in Sorghum Sorghum Bicolor L Moench written by Frank Maulana and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The approach used to identify inbred lines that can produce superior hybrids is costly and time-consuming. It requires creation of all possible crosses and evaluation of the crosses to estimate combining abilities for the desired traits. Predicting heterosis or hybrid performance in any way possible may help to reduce the number of crosses to be made and evaluated. In this study, four sets of experiments were conducted to determine whether heterosis can be predicted based on inbred line performance, genetic distance between parents and genomic prediction model. The first experiment was aimed at assessing the levels of genetic diversity, population structure and linkage disequilibrium (LD) in 279 public sorghum inbred lines, based on 66,265 SNPs generated using the genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) platform. The inbred lines were developed at different times over the last two decades and harbor robust diversity in pedigree and agronomic characteristics. Some of the inbreds are resistant to Acetolactate synthase (ALS) and Acetyl co-enzyme-A carboxylase (ACC) inhibitor herbicides. The mean polymorphic information content (PIC) and gene diversity across the entire inbreds were 0.35 and 0.46, respectively with non-herbicide resistant inbreds harboring more diversity than the herbicide resistant ones. The population structure analysis clustered the inbred lines into three major subgroups according to pedigree and fertility-reaction with the maintainer lines (B-lines) distinctly forming a separate cluster. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) revealed more variation within subgroups than among subgroups. Substantial linkage disequilibrium (LD) was detected between the markers in the population with marked variation between chromosomes. This information may facilitate the use of the inbreds in sorghum breeding programs and provide perspectives for optimizing marker density for gene mapping and marker-assisted breeding. The second experiment, based on 102 F1 hybrids developed by intercrossing closely and distantly related inbreds, was conducted to investigate the relationship of genetic distance between parents with hybrid vigor or heterosis. The F1 hybrids alongside their parents were evaluated at two environments in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The results show that correlations of genetic distance between parents with hybrid performance and heterosis were variable and dependent on the trait. Though most were statistically non-significant and not strong to be used as predictor for heterosis, the results tend to show that certain level of genetic distance between parents is needed to capture maximum heterosis and hybrid performance. The objective of the third research study was to determine whether traits measured on parents can be used to predict hybrid performance in sorghum and to assess the combining ability of selected inbreds. Forty-six parental inbred lines and 75 F1 hybrids generated from intercrossing the inbreds were evaluated in four environments in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The average performance of the parents (mid-parent) was significantly correlated with hybrid performance for thousand kernel weight, days to flowering and plant height. Significant general (GCA) and specific (SCA) combining abilities were observed for most traits, with highly significant GCA effects observed for most traits as compared to SCA indicating that additive genetic effects are more important in affecting the inheritance of the traits measured. Results show that studying parental inbred line performance could generate important information for predicting hybrid performance in sorghum. The fourth experiment was aimed at assessing the efficacy of genomic prediction of hybrid performance in sorghum. Genomic prediction was performed with five-fold cross-validation procedure on 204 F1 hybrids developed using 102 inbred lines. A total of 66,265 SNP markers generated using genotyping-by-sequencing were used in this study. Results showed that increasing training population size increased prediction accuracies for all traits with the effect being different for different traits. Also, considering additive effects alone versus additive and dominance effects in the model showed similar trend of prediction accuracy but the full model (considering both additive and dominance effects of the markers) provided better prediction at least for some of the traits. The results suggest that genomic prediction could become an effective tool for predicting the performance of untested sorghum hybrids thus adding efficiency to hybrid selection.

Book Amaranth Biology  Chemistry  and Technology

Download or read book Amaranth Biology Chemistry and Technology written by Octavio Paredes-Lopez and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is devoted to amaranth, a plant to which 45 species are indigenous to the Mesoamerican region and 10 others originated in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Amaranth was the foundation of the extensive North and South American ancient civilizations and is still important in the agriculture of more recent Indian cultures. However, this plant nearly disappeared after the Spanish conquest. In view of the outstanding agronomic performance of the plant and the high nutritional value of the grain, it is now becoming an important crop in various regions of the world. Progress in the utilization of amaranth is directly related to scientific and technical information on its biological, physical, and chemical properties. Amaranth: Biology, Chemistry, and Technology begins with a chapter on the use of tissue culture, molecular biology, and genetic engineering techniques for crop improvement. The next few chapters deal with classical genetics, traditional plant breeding, and plant physiology. Following chapters review the properties of storage and leaf proteins, carbohydrates (especially starch), and seed oil. The potential of amaranth for new food products and popping is discussed, and commercialization and marketing of amaranth and its products are described. The book also emphasizes the outstanding nutritional properties of amaranth.

Book Genetic Diversity and Combining Ability Among Sorghum Conversion Lines

Download or read book Genetic Diversity and Combining Ability Among Sorghum Conversion Lines written by Rafael Arturo Mateo Moncada and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of AFLP markers allowed the identification of five strong clusters through estimates of genetic similarities. This classification did not group the lines by either their genetic background or their fertility reaction. This study provides information to identify specific combinations that would help to understand heterotic relationships in sorghum, and support the suggestions made by Menz and Gabriel that races in sorghum are not well defined.

Book Estimation of Some Environmental and Genetic Sources of Variation Affecting Protein Quantity in Sorghum  Sorghum Bicolor  L   Moench  Grain

Download or read book Estimation of Some Environmental and Genetic Sources of Variation Affecting Protein Quantity in Sorghum Sorghum Bicolor L Moench Grain written by Richard Frank Koenig and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Genetics  Genomics and Breeding of Sorghum

Download or read book Genetics Genomics and Breeding of Sorghum written by Yi-Hong Wang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sorghum is one of the hardiest crop plants in modern agriculture and also one of the most versatile. Its seeds provide calorie for food and feed, stalks for building and industrial materials and its juice for syrup. This book provides an in-depth review of the cutting-edge knowledge in sorghum genetics and its applications in sorghum breeding. Each

Book Comparison of Three Selection Methods in Two Random Mating Populations of Sorghum  Sorghum Bicolor  L   Moench

Download or read book Comparison of Three Selection Methods in Two Random Mating Populations of Sorghum Sorghum Bicolor L Moench written by Clemens W. J. M. de Kok-Meijer and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism in Sorghum  Sorghum Bicolor  L   Moench

Download or read book Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism in Sorghum Sorghum Bicolor L Moench written by Messias Gonzaga Pereira and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this investigation, restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) were used to construct a genetic linkage map for sorghum and to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling morphological characteristics. For both purposes, and F2 population from a cross between Sorghum bicolor subspecies bicolor (CK60) and Sorghum bicolor subspecies drummondii (PI229828) was used. The map consists of 201 loci distributed among ten linkage groups covering a distance of 1530 cm, with and average eight cM between adjancent loci. Maize genomic clones, maize cDNA clones, and sorghum genomic clones were used to identify the loci. Comparison of sorghum and maize maps revealed a high degree of homology, linkage order, and similar genetic distance. Most often a sorghum linkage group contains loci that map to two chromosomes. Frequently, these two maize chromosomes share considerable DNA duplication. For QTL identification, 152 unselected F2 plants were evaluated. Interval mapping identified a total of 43 QTL, four for plant height, four for tillering, three for leaf length, two for leaf width, three for stalk circumference, two for maturity, six for panicle length, five for seed-branch length, two for sterile portion of the seed-branch, six for penducle diameter, three for number of seed-branchs per panicle, and three for seed weight. For each QTL, the most likely map position, magnitude of effects, gene action, and the source (progenitor) of alleles that increased the trait mean were described. Eighty-one percent (...).