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Assessment of Genotypic Differences in Sorghum Root Characteristics

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Title Assessment of Genotypic Differences in Sorghum Root Characteristics
 
Creator Seetharama, N
Flower, D J
Jayachandran, R
Krishna, K R
Peacock, J M
Singh, S
Soman, P
Rani, A U
Wani, S P
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description Representative data on genotypic differences in sorghum root characteristics are examined for prospective use in applied breeding programmes. Significant genotype differences in root characteristics observed are: root-length density at lower depths when the crop 15 grown

on stored. soil moisture. root-shoot ratios early establishment of nodal

Roots In seedlings, and microbial associations of roots. Four-fold genotypic differences root-shoot ratio were found at the seedling stage, but

high ontogenic shifts negated these differences at later stages. Hence

. sorghum breeding for efficient root systems should be confined to well-

defined target environments with specific objectives.
 
Date 1990
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/3649/1/Proceed._of_Nat._Conf._of_Plant_Physiology_Assessemnt_of_genotype_NS_DJF_RJ_KRK_JMP_SS%2CPS_AVR_SPW_1988.pdf
Seetharama, N and Flower, D J and Jayachandran, R and Krishna, K R and Peacock, J M and Singh, S and Soman, P and Rani, A U and Wani, S P (1990) Assessment of Genotypic Differences in Sorghum Root Characteristics. In: Proceedings of the International Congress of Plant Phlsiology, 15-20 Feb. 1988, New Delhi, India.