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Natural variation further increases resilience of sorghum bred for chronically drought-prone environments.
Journal of experimental botany - 12 Sept 2022
Dong Hongxu, Birhan Techale, Abajebel Nezif, Wakjira Misganu, Mitiku Tesfaye, Lemke Cornelia, Vadez Vincent, Paterson Andrew H, Bantte Kassahun
Abstract excerpt
Drought stress is one of the major constraints for crop production in the Sahel region of Africa. Here, we explore the potential to use natural genetic variation to build on the inherent drought tolerance of an elite sorghum cultivar, Teshale, that has been bred for Ethiopian conditions including chronic drought. We evaluated a backcross nested-association mapping population using 12 diverse founder lines crossed...
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