Sorghum

Development of a transposon-based marker system for mutation breeding in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.)

S. B. Im, Kwon, S. - J., Ryu, J., Jeong, S. W., Kim, J. B., Ahn, J. - W., Kim, S. H., Jo, Y. D., Choi, H. - I., Kang, S. - Y., Im, S. B., Kwon, S. - J., Ryu, J., Jeong, S. W., Kim, J. B., Ahn, J. - W., Kim, S. H., Jo, Y. D., Choi, H. - I., and Kang, S. - Y., Development of a transposon-based marker system for mutation breeding in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.), vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Under certain circumstances, transposable elements (TE) can create or reverse mutations and alter the genome size of a cell. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) is promising for plant transposon tagging due to its small genome size and its low content of repetitive DNA. We developed a marker system based on targeted region amplification polymorphisms (TE-TRAP) that uses the terminal inverted repeats (TIRs) of transposons.

Chemical and genetic diversity of high-seed-yield sorghum (Sorghum bicolor M.) germplasms

J. Ryu, Im, S. B., Kwon, S. J., Ahn, J. W., Jeong, S. W., Kang, S. Y., Ryu, J., Im, S. B., Kwon, S. J., Ahn, J. W., Jeong, S. W., and Kang, S. Y., Chemical and genetic diversity of high-seed-yield sorghum (Sorghum bicolor M.) germplasms, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

This study evaluated the chemical and genetic diversity of high-seed-yield sorghum germplasms from Korea, the United States, and South Africa. We identified significant differences in the chemical contents of whole plants at the heading stage in all cultivars, including differences in crude protein, fat, fiber, ash, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, mineral, and fatty acid contents. Our results suggest that Banwoldang is the most appropriate cultivar for roughage because of its high protein yield.

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