Article
Phenotypic and molecular characterization of sweet sorghum accessions for bioenergy production.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
da Silva Michele Jorge, Pastina Maria Marta, de Souza Vander Fillipe, Schaffert Robert Eugene, Carneiro Pedro Crescêncio Souza, Noda Roberto Willians, Carneiro José Eustáquio de Souza, Damasceno Cynthia Maria Borges, Parrella Rafael Augusto da Costa
Abstract excerpt
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 fresh biomass...
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