Shoot Fly Resistance in Sorghum: An Overview

Arora, N and Bhattacharya, J and Shankhapal, A R and Mishra, S P and Desale, A and Jaba, J (2025) Shoot Fly Resistance in Sorghum: An Overview. Journal of Applied Entomology. pp. 1-15. ISSN 0931-2048

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Abstract

Sorghum is an annual diploid C4 plant largely grown for food, fodder and feed purposes. Several insect pests pose major challenges to sorghum production from the seedling stage to maturity, among which the sorghum shoot fly Atherigona soccata (Rondani) is a major pest across Asia, Africa and Mediterranean Europe. Infestation by the pest is prevalent both during rainy and postrainy seasons. The exploitation of host-plant resistance can play a vital role in breeding for resistance to shoot flies. The shoot fly causes significant grain and fodder yield losses in sorghum in semi-arid regions. An integrated approach for host-plant resistance that combines morphological, genetic/molecular and agronomic approaches is key for the management of shoot fly infestations and the subsequent increase in sorghum productivity. To complement traditional breeding approaches, intervention in genomic approaches is required to enhance breeding efficiency. This review focuses on genetic approaches in sorghum for integrating shoot fly resistance and exploring genetic inheritance, variability and trait associations, including shoot fly resistance quantitative trait loci (QTLs).

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Global Research Program - Accelerated Crop Improvement
CRP:	CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Atherigona soccata, dryland crop, genetic variability, resistance, shoot fly, sorghum
Subjects:	Mandate crops > Sorghum Others > Drylands Agriculture Others > Entomology
Depositing User:	Mr Nagaraju T
Date Deposited:	13 Mar 2025 10:30
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2025 10:30
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12999
Official URL:	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j...
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Acknowledgement:	Dr. Jagdish Jaba acknowledges support from the CGIAR-CRP-GLDC program. Dr. Joorie Bhattacharya acknowledges the DST INSPIRE fellowship received from the Department of Science and Technology (DST/INSPIRE Fellowship/IF160547), Government of India. The authors are immensely thankful to Prof. Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Rothamsted Research for his contribution in refining and proofreading the manuscript. All the authors acknowledge and are incredibly grateful for the invaluable feedback given by Dr. Mark Bailey (Senior Postdoctoral fellow, Rothamsted Research). The figures were created with Biorender.com. The manuscript has been proofread using Curie, AJE, Springer Nature.
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