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Genetics of grain-mould resistance and yield components in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) varieties

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Title Genetics of grain-mould resistance and yield components in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) varieties
 
Creator Audilakshmi, S
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a staple food crop in the semi-arid
tropical areas of Africa and India. It is also an important feed and forage crop in
other parts of the world. In India, the development of short-duration and shortstatured
sorghum hybrids resulted in a quantum jcrmp in productivity from 560 kg ha"
in 1970 to 1020 kg ha" in 1996. However, yield potentials of sorghum hybrids are
not fully realized as they are highly susceptible to grain moulds, which not only
cause yield loss but also reduce grain quality and market value. For any effective
kharif hybrid breeding programme, grain mould resistant male-sterile and restorer
lines are essential prerequisites. Efficient exploitation of resistant genotypes in
breeding grain mould resistant parental lines requires knowledge of the number and
diversity of genes involved and of their mode of action in determining resistance...
 
Date 1997
 
Type Thesis
NonPeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Audilakshmi, S (1997) Genetics of grain-mould resistance and yield components in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) varieties. PhD thesis, Osmania University.