A technique to enhance the quality and market value of rainy season sorghum grain

Audilakshmi, S.; Aruna, C.; Garud, T. B.; Nayakar, N. Y.; Atale, S. B.; Veerabadhiran, P.; Rao, B. Dayakar; Ratnavathi, C.V.; Indira, S.

doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2004.07.017

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“…Mycotoxin contamination is a serious concern that occurs in the field before harvest or during storage, despite efforts of prevention (Lillehoj, 1983). The improvement in sorghum grain quality occurs when the crop was harvested at physiological maturity and artificial drying (Audilakshimi et al, 2005). Grain mold resistance at physiological maturity is genetically governed and the grain mold score further gets compounded at harvest maturity depending on (environment) rainfall received after physiological maturity (Ambekar et al, 2011).…”

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Inhibition of aflatoxin B1 production by an antifungal component, eugenol in stored sorghum grains

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“…The seed can be harvested at any time from physiological maturity to seed dryness; however, seed with more than 12 % moisture must be dried before storage. The seeds harvested and dried at physiological maturity have good quality and fetches higher market price (Audilakshmi et al 2005). There is a distinct varietal difference in the rate of senescence of remaining leaves.…”

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Sweet Sorghum: From Theory to Practice

Rao

Kumar

Reddy

2012

Characterization of Improved Sweet Sorghum Cultivars

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Sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is a multipurpose crop (food, feed, fodder and fuel) that has the potential as an alternative biofuel feedstock without impacting food and fodder security. This chapter entitled ''Sweet sorghum: From theory to practice'' discusses on the historical developments in sweet sorghum and immense range of genetic variability that was available in major sorghum regions of the world. The candidate feedstock characteristic traits of sweet sorghum vis-a-vis other major biofuel feedstocks like sugarcane, corn and sugar beet were compared. Sweet sorghum fares well in many aspects as it is a C 4 species with greater resilience to diverse agro-ecologies, low fertilizer and water requirement besides short lifecycle. Hence, many consider it as climate change ready crop; some consider it as miracle crop and few term it as a smart crop. A quantitative insight into the production-ecological sustainability of sweet sorghum biofuel feedstock production systems has been discussed. The ongoing R&D efforts at ICRISAT as well as in National Agricultural Research System (NARS) on sweet sorghum value chain were highlighted. The breeding efforts in Brazil, USA and China on this crop are briefly narrated.

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“…The crop can be preferably harvested at physiological maturity to take advantage of stalk sugars and grain. The seeds harvested and dried at physiological maturity have good quality and fetch a higher market price (Audilakshmi et al, 2005). Seed size varies from very small (less than 1 g/100 seeds) to large (5 to 6 g/100 seeds).…”

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Sweet sorghum: genetics, breeding and commercialization.

Rao¹,

Umakanth²,

Reddy³

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Biofuel Crops: Production, Physiology and Genetics

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This chapter describes sweet sorghum characteristics and utilization as food and fuel; climate requirements and distribution; reproductive biology including floral biology, pollination, fertilization and seed development; genomics; genetic transformation; breeding objectives and methods; and commercialization. Full exploration of the available genetic resources through plant breeding with the aid of molecular tools could dramatically increase biomass yield of sorghum and thus meet the demand of feedstocks for biofuel production without a significant impact on our food supply and natural environment.

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A technique to enhance the quality and market value of rainy season sorghum grain

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

Inhibition of aflatoxin B1 production by an antifungal component, eugenol in stored sorghum grains

Inhibition of aflatoxin B1 production by an antifungal component, eugenol in stored sorghum grains

Sweet Sorghum: From Theory to Practice

Sweet sorghum: genetics, breeding and commercialization.

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