Genomics can Help Improve Sorghum's Resistance to Climate Stress
July 15, 2015| |
Sorghum is one of the most cultivated cereal grain crops around the world and improving its tolerance to a changing climate is necessary for food security. However, finding the adaptive traits is difficult.
In a study led by Kansas State University researchers, genomic signatures were evaluated if they can be used in identifying sorghum varieties that will survive under drought conditions. This was done through evaluating the drought responses of different sorghum varieties under drought stress condition.
The results of their study reveal that genomic signatures will indeed help in predicting the sorghum varieties thriving well in drought conditions. This will help in finding the suitable varieties and genes necessary to improve sorghum's drought tolerance. Furthermore, the researchers placed their findings in a database to help sorghum breeders from developing countries improve better sorghum varieties.
Details of the study can be read at the Kansas State University website or Science Advances.
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