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Yield Potential and Adaptability of Selected Food-grade Sorghum Hybrids to Mediterranean Conditions
- Source :
- International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology 3 (2016): 118–127. doi:10.20546/ijcrbp.2016.310.014, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Paola Pontieri, Jacopo Troisi, Alessandro Bagnasco, Antonio Boffa, Mario Motto, Fabio Del Giudice, Mitchell R. Tuinstra, Alberto L. Chessa Graziano Pizzolante, Roberta Romano, Pietro Alifano and Luigi Del Giudice/titolo:Yield Potential and Adaptability of Selected Food-grade Sorghum Hybrids to Mediterranean Conditions/doi:10.20546%2Fijcrbp.2016.310.014/rivista:International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology/anno:2016/pagina_da:118/pagina_a:127/intervallo_pagine:118–127/volume:3
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Dr. N. Karmegam Department of Botany, Government Arts College, Salem (TN), India, Salem, India, 2016.
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Abstract
- Sorghum has been grown as a food crop for many centuries in Africa and Asia and it is a cereal option for celiac patients. Due to its properties as a wheat-free food, interest is increasing in cultivating sorghum in Mediterranean countries. To evaluate the agronomic characteristics of growth in the Mediterranean area, six hybrids of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench), representing different maturity classes, were selected and tested in experimental trials for 2 years in San Bartolomeo in Galdo (BN) hill, South Italy. The results showed moderate variation in adaptation of these hybrids as measured by differences in grain yields (4.60 to 7.30 t ha-1) and other pheno-morphological traits. In particular, the hybrid SW6129W from Bolivia and the hybrid SASG05W from Argentina had grain yields higher than others tested in these trials. Our results demonstrated that selected food-grade hybrids from South America, have agronomic characteristics well-suited for cultivation in Mediterranean countries.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Mediterranean climate
media_common.quotation_subject
Yield (finance)
Food grade
food and beverages
Biology
Sorghum
biology.organism_classification
Agronomic performance, Food-grade sorghum, Soil and climate conditions, Sorghum hybrid, Yield
01 natural sciences
Adaptability
Agronomy
010608 biotechnology
Agronomic performance Food-grade sorghum Soil and climate condit
010606 plant biology & botany
media_common
Hybrid
Subjects
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology 3 (2016): 118–127. doi:10.20546/ijcrbp.2016.310.014, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Paola Pontieri, Jacopo Troisi, Alessandro Bagnasco, Antonio Boffa, Mario Motto, Fabio Del Giudice, Mitchell R. Tuinstra, Alberto L. Chessa Graziano Pizzolante, Roberta Romano, Pietro Alifano and Luigi Del Giudice/titolo:Yield Potential and Adaptability of Selected Food-grade Sorghum Hybrids to Mediterranean Conditions/doi:10.20546%2Fijcrbp.2016.310.014/rivista:International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology/anno:2016/pagina_da:118/pagina_a:127/intervallo_pagine:118–127/volume:3
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e9897e9735043af95210bb5fa27ee966