Researchers analyzed sorghum grain development across genotypes and growing seasons, highlighting differences in grain filling, phenolic compound synthesis, and antioxidant capacity, with phenolic accumulation shifting from early-stage phenolic acids to flavonoid dominance in mature grains.
Optimizing Sorghum for Dual-Purpose Use: Balancing Stover Yield and Feed Quality in Ethiopia
High stover yield sorghum varieties may be lacking in nutritional quality, so dual-purpose variety selection is required to optimize both fodder quantity and feed value for sustainable livestock production.
Save the Date! Global Sorghum Conference in Lubbock, Texas, Sept 14-18. 2026
The Global Sorghum Conference will take place at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, September 14–18, 2026. This international event will highlight sorghum’s unique role as The Resource Conserving Crop™ through technical presentations, networking opportunities, and field tours.
Conserved Non-Coding Sequences in Maize: Regulatory Roles and Potential for Crop Improvement
Conserved non-coding sequences (CNS) play a crucial role in maize gene regulation by interacting with chromatin accessibility and epigenetic modifications, offering potential targets for crop improvement through molecular breeding.
Webinar: Profit-Focused Feeding — Sorghum’s Value in Dairy Nutrition
United Sorghum Checkoff, in partnership with Feed Strategy and Feed & Grain, is sponsoring a live webinar, “Profit-Focused Feeding: Sorghum’s Value in Dairy Nutrition,” on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 10:00–11:00 AM ET.
Adaptive Rhizosphere Nitrogen Strategies in Andropogoneae Grasses: Insights for Sustainable Cereal Crop Agriculture
Hsu et al., identified distinct rhizosphere nitrogen cycling strategies across diverse Andropogoneae grasses, revealing genetic and ecological mechanisms that could inform more sustainable nitrogen use in cereal crops.
Genetic Insights into Sorghum Root System Architecture for Drought Resilience and Crop Improvement
This study identifies novel and known genetic loci associated with sorghum root system architecture traits, highlighting their role in drought tolerance and demonstrating the potential of genomic selection for sorghum improvement.
Sorghum and Millet Workshop at PAG33 on January 11, 2026, San Diego, CA
The Sorghum and Millet Workshop will be held at the Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG 33 – January 9-14, 2026) on Sunday, January 11, 2026 in San Diego, California.
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellowship to Improve Nutritional Quality of Crops at the USDA-ARS, College Station, Texas
The Responsive Agricultural Food Systems Research Unit (RAFSRU) located at Texas A&M University has research training opportunities for highly motivated postdoctoral fellows in prevention of diet-related chronic diseases, plant genetics & biofortification and mechanistic studies in nutrition health associations.
Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Insights into Salt Stress Responses in Brewing Sorghum Cultivars
This study identifies key transcription factors, metabolic pathways, and hormone signaling mechanisms that differentiate salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive sorghum cultivars, providing insights for breeding salt-resistant varieties.