eprintid: 4830
rev_number: 9
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datestamp: 2011-12-13 08:06:54
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type: monograph
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contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@cgiar.org
creators_name: Reddy, B V S
creators_name: Kumar, A A
icrisatcreators_name: Reddy, B V S
icrisatcreators_name: Kumar, A A
affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru)
country: India
title: Population improvement in sorghum
ispublished: pub
subjects: s1.4
full_text_status: public
monograph_type: research_report
abstract: Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is the fifth important cereal crop in the world after wheat, rice, maize and barley. Of late, it has emerged as ‘fuel’ crop in addition to its food, feed and fodder utilities. Sorghum is predominantly a selfpollinated crop and development of new varieties is a natural option for crop improvement. However, there is 5 to 15% outcrossing depending upon the nature
of genotype and humidity (House 1985), which makes it possible to use population improvement and hybrid development methods to exploit the heterosis. Discovery
of genetic male sterility (GMS) (Table 8) and cytoplasmic-nuclear male sterility (CMS) facilitated the application of recurrent selection procedures (population improvement) and hybrid cultivar development methods, respectively, in sorghum improvement programs.
date: 2005
date_type: published
volume: 1
number: 1
publisher: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics 
place_of_pub: Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India
pagerange: 93-104
institution: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 9789290664925
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citation:   Reddy, B V S and Kumar, A A  (2005) Population improvement in sorghum.  Monograph. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.     
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