Exploiting Indian landraces to develop biofortified grain sorghum with high protein and minerals.

ABSTRACT: Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is the staple cereal and is the primary source of protein for millions of people in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Sorghum grain value has been increasing in tropical countries including India owing to its gluten-free nature, anti-oxidant properties and low glycemic index. However, the nutrient composition of modern cultivars is declining thus necessitating genetic biofortification of sorghum to combat malnutrition and improve nutritional balance in the human diet. Keeping this in view, efforts were made to utilize valuable alleles, associated with nutrient composition, that might have been left behind in the varietal development in sorghum. The study aimed to determine the genetic improvement for nine nutritional and quality parameters (crude prote

SUBMITTER: Nagesh Kumar MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10591322 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature