The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to perform research focused on crop-climate modeling, aimed at identifying and classifying the target population of environments based on soil and climatic parameters.
The Epigenetics Behind the Adaptive Response of Sorghum to Phosphorus Deficiency
Recent studies have been successful in elucidating the genetic contributions underpinning the tolerance of some sorghum lines for low phosphorus conditions. Gladman and colleagues studied the environmental influence on how those genes work, known as epigenetics, under limiting phosphorus.
Joint Genome Institute (JGI) Genomics of Energy & Environment Conference, August 29-31, 2022
The DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is hosting the Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting, which will take place both in-person at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and virtually.
Researchers in Ethiopia Map QTLs for Stem Sugar and Stem Diameter in Sorghum
Scientists identify QTLs for average sugar content (oBrix) and stem diameter under both favorable rainy environmental conditions and unfavorable dry off-season conditions.
Physiological and Transcriptomic changes under Salt Stress in ‘Sodamchal’, a Korean Line of Sorghum
‘Sodamchal’, a line of Korean sorghum known for its salt sensitivity, was subjected to salt-stress. Physiological and transcriptomic changes were investigated to identify good candidates for stress indicators and candidate genes for the salt stress group.
SorghumBase Present at the 2022 ASPB Conference: with Workshops, Posters and Talks
The Bioinformatics workshop included a SorghumBase talk by Janeen Braynen, a member of Doreen Ware’s lab at CSHL.
Whole-genome sequencing of 400 Sorghum Association Panel (SAP) accessions establishes a crucial resource for dissecting genomic diversity in sorghum
Boatwright and coworkers generated about 44 million genetic variants in 400 SAP accessions using whole-genome sequencing.
Sorghum Gene Locus Confers Resistance to Colletotrichum sublineola and Other Fungi
Whole-genome resequencing of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) that were products of crosses between Colletotrichum sublineola (Cs)-resistant lines and Cs susceptible lines identified a locus that confers Cs resistance as well as resistance to other fungi.
Whole-genome resequencing of S. bicolor x S. halepense Cross Results in Increased Coverage of the Whole Chromosome and Presents New Targets for Future Research
Researchers used whole genome resequencing to “harness” the diversity and perenniality inherent in the wild Sorghum halepense line. The better variant distribution pattern in the present study opens up the opportunity for boosting gene and major marker discovery, particularly in the pericentromeric regions, on which there is little information.
AG2PI Workshop, Intermediate Omics Data-Enabled Genomic Prediction and Mediation Analysis, July 26
The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) is hosting a virtual workshop entitled “Intermediate Omics Data-Enabled Genomic Prediction and Mediation Analysis” on July 26 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM EST.