TY  - CONF
N2  - 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.

AV  - public
A1  - Seetharama, N
A1  - Flower, D J
A1  - Jayachandran, R
A1  - Krishna, K R
A1  - Peacock, J M
A1  - Singh, S
A1  - Soman, P
A1  - Rani, A U
A1  - Wani, S P
TI  - Assessment of Genotypic Differences in Sorghum Root Characteristics

UR  - http://oar.icrisat.org/3649/
T2  - Proceedings of the  International Congress  of Plant Phlsiology
SP  - 215
Y1  - 1990///
ID  - icrisat3649
EP  - 220
M2  - New Delhi, India
ER  -