%0 Conference Paper
%A Seetharama, N
%A Flower, D J
%A Jayachandran, R
%A Krishna, K R
%A Peacock, J M
%A Singh, S
%A Soman, P
%A Rani, A U
%A Wani, S P
%B Proceedings of the  International Congress  of Plant Phlsiology
%C New Delhi, India
%D 1990
%F icrisat:3649
%P 215-220
%T Assessment of Genotypic Differences in Sorghum Root Characteristics  
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/3649/
%X Representative data on genotypic differences in sorghum root characteristics are examined for prospective use in applied breeding programmes. Significant genotype differences in root characteristics observed are: root-length density at lower depths when the crop 15 grown      on stored. soil moisture. root-shoot ratios  early establishment of nodal      Roots In seedlings, and microbial associations of roots. Four-fold genotypic differences root-shoot ratio were found at the seedling stage, but      high ontogenic shifts negated these differences at later stages. Hence    . sorghum breeding for efficient root systems should be confined to well-      defined target environments with specific objectives.