Article
Sorghum breeding in the genomic era: opportunities and challenges.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jul 2021
Hao Huaiqing, Li Zhigang, Leng Chuanyuan, Lu Cheng, Luo Hong, Liu Yuanming, Wu Xiaoyuan, Liu Zhiquan, Shang Li, Jing Hai-Chun
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: The importance and potential of the multi-purpose crop sorghum in global food security have not yet been fully exploited, and the integration of the state-of-art genomics and high-throughput technologies into breeding practice is required. Sorghum, a historically vital staple food source and currently the fifth most important major cereal, is emerging as a crop with diverse end-uses as food, feed,...
Topics
- Agriculture
- Alleles
- Edible Grain
- Genetics, Population
- Genomics
- Phenotype
- Plant Breeding
- Sorghum