The Sorghum and Millet Workshop will be held at the Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG 31 – January 12-17, 2024) on Sunday, January 14, 2024 in San Diego, California.
STRAIT KIN: A Collaborative Innovation Network for Sorghum Traits Has Been Awarded a $1 Million Grant by the USDA
A Kansas State University Program, STRAIT KIN, has been awarded a $1 million grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The project is “A Collaborative Innovation Network for Sorghum Traits.”
A MAGIC Diversity Panel for Cytoplasmic Male Sterility Breeding of Grain Sorghum
A MAGIC population for high-resolution trait mapping in grain sorghum was developed using four genetically distinct founder lines and validated by mapping three highly heritable traits with DaRTseq.
Characterization and Functional Conservation of SbRPAP3 in the R2TP Complex
SbRPAP3, a subunit of the R2TP complex in Sorghum bicolor, bears a structural resemblance to yeast and human counterparts, and interacts with essential molecular chaperones, indicating functional conservation in plants.
Unlocking the Potential of Sorghum in Africa: Insights from Phosphorus-Responsive Root Systems
Africa’s high sorghum production and consumption, coupled with its low grain yield due to phosphorus deficiency in soil, could be improved by enhancing natural soil phosphorus utilization, as demonstrated by research on two sorghum genotypes in Ghana.
Identification of Mixed-linkage glucan Lichenases in Sorghum bicolor has Implications for Manipulating Digestibility and Nutritional Value
Three Sorghum lichenases (SbLCH1-3) were identified with expression varying in leaf development stages, impacting MLG accumulation.
Analysis of Sweet Sorghum’s Maintenance of Ion Homeostasis Under Salt Stress
Sweet sorghum effectively manages ion toxicity and maintains key nutrient balances under high salt stress through specific genes and transcription factors, stabilizing the plants during severe salt stress.
WRKY Transcription Factors SbWRKY22 and SbWRKY65 Regulate the Expression of Aluminum Resistance Genes in Sorghum
This pair of Al-stress-induced WRKY TFs are mainly expressed in the roots of sweet sorghum, where they regulate Al tolerance genes involved in citric acid secretion, callose degradation and cell wall modification.
Save the Date SICNA 2024, April 2-4, 2024 in Oklahoma City, OK
The Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America (SICNA) is being held on April 2-4, 2024 in Oklahoma City, OK.
A Dense Genetic Linkage Map and QTL Analysis for Bioenergy-Related Traits in Sweet Sorghum
Harnessing the potential of sweet sorghum as a biofuel crop, advanced genetic mapping with ddRAD-seq reveals ten significant bioenergy-related QTLs, offering a pathway for more effective bioenergy production.