Genetic Analysis of Grain Yield and Quality Traits in Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Varieties

Abdulmaliki, R O and Jonah, J and Yeye, M Y and Angarawai, I I (2019) Genetic Analysis of Grain Yield and Quality Traits in Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Varieties. In: African Plant Breeders Conference (APBA), 23-25 October 2019, Accra, Ghana.

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Abstract

Sorghum is one of the world's major cereal crops and a dietary staple for more than 500 million people in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia (Alina et al., 2017). Numerous studies have demonstrated that sorghum is a very diverse crop, with cultivated sorghums exhibiting great phenotypic variability. Assessment of the genetic variability for yield and quality characters is a key component of breeding programs for broadening the gene pool of crops, in characterization of germplasm collections and for the choice of parental genotypes. A study was conducted to estimate genetic variability and broad-sense heritability in some bold grained sorghum varieties.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Divisions:	Research Program : West & Central Africa
CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Sorghum, Cereal, Breeding
Subjects:	Others > Cereals Mandate crops > Sorghum Others > Genetics and Genomics
Depositing User:	Mr Arun S
Date Deposited:	02 Apr 2020 13:47
Last Modified:	02 Apr 2020 13:47
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11441
Acknowledgement:	Financial support of AVISA Project for this study is gratefully acknowledged. The authors are also grateful to the staff of the IAR and ICRISAT Sorghum Program for their technical assistance.
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