1st Edition
Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Sorghum
366 Pages
13 Color & 19 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
366 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Sorghum is one of the hardiest crop plants in modern agriculture and also one of the most versatile. Its seeds provide calorie for food and feed, stalks for building and industrial materials and its juice for syrup. This book provides an in-depth review of the cutting-edge knowledge in sorghum genetics and its applications in sorghum breeding. Each chapter is authored by specialists in their... Read more
Sorghum production
Sorghum germplasm: enhancement and utilization
Wild sorghum
Classical breeding
Genetic diversity
Genetic mapping
Molecular breeding
Breeding for enhanced tolerance to abiotic stress in sorghum
Genetics/mapping of biotic stress in sorghum for applied breeding
High throughput genotyping/mapping
Genetic transformation and breeding
Phenotypic mutant library: potential for gene discovery
Sorghum as a biofuel feedstock
Biography
Yi-Hong Wang, Hari D. Upadhyaya, Chittaranjan Kole
