Sorghum: State of the Art and Future Perspectives [Hardcover]

Sorghum is among the top five cereals and one of the key crops in global food security efforts. Sorghum is a resilient crop under high-stress environments, ensuring productivity and access to food when other crops fail. Scientists see the potential of sorghum as a main staple food in a future challenged by climate change. The contributors provide a comprehensive review of sorghum knowledge. The discussion covers genetic improvements, development of new hybrids, biotechnology, and physiological modifications. Production topics include water and nutrient management, rotations, and pest control. Final end uses, sorghum as a bioenergy crop, markets, and the future of sorghum are presented. IN PRESS! This book is being published according to the Just Published model, with more chapters to be published online as they are completed.CHAPTER 1Genetic Changes in Sorghum (Pages: 1-30)
Ramasamy Perumal, Passoupathy Rajendrakumar, Frank Maulana, Tesfaye Tesso, Christopher R. Little

CHAPTER 2 Sorghum Improvement for Yield (Pages: 31-46)
Leo Hoffmann Jr., William L. Rooney

CHAPTER 3 Sorghum Genetic Resources (Pages: 47-72)
Hari D. Upadhyaya, Sangam L. Dwivedi, Yi-Hong Wang, M. Vetriventhan

CHAPTER 4 Pedigreed Mutant LibraryA Unique Resource for Sorghum Improvement and Genomics (Pages: 73-96)
Zhanguo Xin, Yinping Jiao, Ratan Chopra, Nicholas Gladman, Gloria Burow, Chad Hayes, Junping Chen, Yves Emendack, Doreen Ware, John Burke

CHAPTER 5 Sorghum Hybrids Development for Important Traits: Progress and Way Forward (Pages: 97-117)
Are Ashok Kumar

CHAPTER 6 Sorghum Breeding from a Private Research Perspective (Pages: 119-132)
Hugo Zorrilla

CHAPTER 7 Practical Morphology of Grain Sorghum and Implications for Crop Management lc˜