Transgenic sorghum with reduced lignin content, engineered via RNAi-mediated 4CL gene silencing, improves carbohydrate accessibility and biomass yield for enhanced biofuel production.
Developmental Dynamics of Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Capacity in Sorghum Grain Across Genotypes and Seasons
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Proteomic Insights into Sorghum’s Adaptive Responses to Combined Drought and Heat Stress
Researchers investigated sorghum’s proteomic responses to combined drought and heat stress, identifying key differentially expressed proteins and molecular pathways that contribute to its resilience, with insights that may aid future crop improvement.
Evolutionary Adaptations of Rca Genes in Grasses: Insights into Heat Stress Tolerance
Tandem duplication of Rca genes in grasses, combined with transposable element insertions harboring heat shock elements, has driven species-specific adaptations to heat stress, enabling improved thermal tolerance and photosynthetic performance.
Comprehensive Analysis of TALE Transcription Factors in Sorghum bicolor: Evolution, Expression, and Functional Roles
Research shows that the TALE transcription factors in Sorghum bicolor regulate growth, development, and stress responses, showing evolutionary conservation, tissue-specific expression, and hormone-induced activity.