Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum. Genetics, breeding and production techniques / Volume 1 :
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing,
2018.
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| Series: | Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ;
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1 Sorghum the crop species--1. Classifying the genetic diversity of sorghum: a revised classification of sorghum: J.A. Dahlberg, Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center University of California, USA and D.T. Rosenow, formerly Agricultural Research and Extension Center Texas A & M University, USA
- 2. The comparative and evolutionary genomics of sorghum: Elizabeth A. Cooper and Stephen Kresovich, Clemson University, USA
- 3. Ensuring the genetic diversity of sorghum: Hari D. Upadhyaya and Mani Vetriventhan, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India
- Part 2 Sorghum improvement techniques--4. The principles and processes of sorghum breeding: Cleve D. Franks, DuPont Pioneer, USA
- 5. Advanced technologies to accelerate sorghum breeding: Joseph E. Knoll, USDA-ARS, USA
- 6. Harnessing genetic and genomic resources to transform the production and productivity of sorghum: Tesfaye T. Tesso, Dereje D. Gobena, Dechassa O. Duressa, Kraig Roozeboom and Krishna Jagadish, Kansas State University, USA Ramasamy Perumal, Agricultural Research Center
- Hays, USA and Desalegn D. Serba and Dilooshi Weerasooriya, Kansas State University, USA
- 7. Sorghum breeding for biotic stress tolerance: Ramasamy Perumal, Agricultural Research Center Hays, USA Clint W. Magill, Texas A & M University, USA Gary C. Peterson, Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, USA Louis K. Prom, USDA-ARS, USA and Elfadil M. Bashir, Tesfaye T. Tesso, Desalegn D. Serba and Christopher R. Little, Kansas State University, USA
- 8. Sorghum breeding for abiotic stress tolerance: John J. Burke, USDA-ARS, USA
- 9. Sorghum tolerance to low phosphorus soil conditions: Willmar L. Leiser, University of Hohenheim, Germany H. Frederick Weltzien-Rattunde and Eva Weltzien-Rattunde, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and Bettina I.G. Haussmann, University of Hohenheim, Germany
- 10. Advanced testing, multiplication and release of new sorghum varieties: Roger L. Monk, formerly DuPont Pioneer, USA
- Part 3 Sorghum production techniques--11. Crop management practices for grain sorghum: an overview: M. Djanaguiraman, P.V.V. Prasad and I.A. Ciampitti, Kansas State University, USA
- 12. Improving soil and crop nutrition management in sorghum cultivation: David Mengel, Kansas State University, USA
- 13. Improving water management in sorghum cultivation: Jourdan Bell, Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension, USA Robert C. Schwartz, USDA-ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory, USA Kevin McInnes, Texas A & M University, USA Qingwu Xue and Dana Porter, Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension, USA
- 14. Insect pests and their management in sorghum cultivation: Bonnie B. Pendleton, West Texas A & M University, USA
- 15. Sorghum diseases and their management in cultivation: seedling, seed, panicle and foliar diseases: C.R. Little, A.Y. Bandara, Kansas State University, USA and R. Perumal, Agricultural Research Center Hays, USA
- 16. Sorghum diseases and their management in cultivation: stalk, root and other diseases: C.R. Little, A.Y. Bandara and T.C. Todd, Kansas State University, USA and R. Perumal, Agricultural Research Center Hays, USA--17. Weed management in sorghum cultivation: M. Bagavathiannan, Texas A & M University, USA W. Everman, North Carolina State University, USA P. Govindasamy, Texas A & M University, USA A. Dille and M. Jugulam, Kansas State University, USA and J. Norsworthy, University of Arkansas, USA--18. Post-harvest management of sorghum: B. Tran and R. Hodges, Natural Resources Institute University of Greenwich, UK.