F-box gene Sobic.005G172300 regulates ascorbic acid to boost plant defenses against Colletotrichum sublineola. Expression is upregulated in the resistant sorghum line SC110 shortly after infection.
Sorghum’s Response to Temperature Stress Varies with Genotype and Shifts Throughout the Day.
Sorghum accessions Macia (thermo-tolerant), SC224 (cold-tolerant), and RTx430 (heat-/cold-susceptible) respond to heat stress through gene regulation linked to the circadian clock. This linkage is stronger in the tolerant lines.
SICNA Oral Abstract Submission Deadline Extended
The abstract submission date has been extended for the Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America (SICNA), which is being held on April 2-4, 2024 in Oklahoma City, OK. Oral abstract submissions are now due November 13. The due date for
Unveiling Gene Expression Dynamics in Sorghum Accessions Upon SCA Infestation
Comparison of transcriptomes ofSCA-resistant line (SC265), SCA-susceptible line (SC1345) and an elite sorghum male parental line (RTx430) reveals differentially upregulated gene clusters.
Job Opening – PH.D Student at USDA-ARS Lubbock, TX and Texas Tech University – Sorghum Breeding and Genetics program
The sorghum breeding and genetics program at the Institute for Genomics of Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance (IGCAST) at Texas Tech University is looking for a Ph.D Research Assistant.
International Year of Millets 5th Webinar “Empowering farmers, Indigenous Peoples, women and youths: unlocking the potentials of millets,’’ Nov. 7
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is hosting an “IYM Global Webinar Series” focusing on the environmental, social and economic benefits of millets, as well as their rich heritage, during the International Year of Millets (IYM2023).
Sorghum and Millet Workshop at PAG31 on January 14, 2024 in San Diego, CA
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.