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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.

Audra Olson April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

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.

Audra Olson April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

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.

Audra Olson April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

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.

Audra Olson April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Adaptive Responses of Sorghum to Combined Drought and Salinity Stress: Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Insights

Sorghum genotypes exhibit adaptations to combined drought and salinity stress, through enhanced antioxidative defense, osmotic adjustment, and stress-responsive gene expression.

Audra Olson March 31, 2025April 1, 2025 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Functional Diversity of CYP79A Genes in Sorghum: Roles in Metabolism, Defense, and Adaptation

This study explores the functional diversity of sorghum CYP79A genes, revealing their roles in amino acid metabolism, plant defense, growth regulation, and environmental adaptation.

Audra Olson March 31, 2025July 11, 2025 Research Highlights No Comments Read more

CSI Seminar Haley Butler, Mar 25 at 11 AM CT

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) is hosting a virtual seminar given by Haley Butler, from the Peanut and Small Grains Research Unit at the USDA-ARS, on Tuesday, March 25 at 11 AM CT.

Audra Olson March 24, 2025 News No Comments Read more

Optimizing Intrinsic Water-Use Efficiency in Sorghum: Genetic and Hydraulic Strategies for Drought Resilience

Improving iWUE in sorghum involves balancing water conservation and productivity through genetic traits, particularly aquaporin-linked mechanisms, that enhance photosynthesis and hydraulic efficiency under varying water conditions.

Audra Olson March 24, 2025July 11, 2025 Research Highlights No Comments Read more

Chromatin, Epigenetics & Gene Expression, CSHL July 22 – Aug. 10

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is holding the “Chromatin, Epigenetics & Gene Expression” advanced course from July 22 – August 10, 2025.

Audra Olson March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 News No Comments Read more

Impact of Lsi1 Mutation on Lignin Accumulation and Composition in Sorghum: Implications for Bioenergy Crop Development

Researchers showed that mutating the Lsi1 Si transporter in sorghum increases lignin content in mature plants, suggesting a compensatory response for reduced silica that could be useful in developing bioenergy crops with optimized lignin and lower Si content.

Audra Olson March 17, 2025July 11, 2025 Research Highlights No Comments Read more
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