Early exposure to phosphorus starvation induces genetically determined responses in Sorghum bicolor roots.

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We identified novel physiological and genetic responses to phosphorus starvation in sorghum diversity lines that augment current knowledge of breeding for climate-smart crops in Europe. Phosphorus (P) deficiency and finite P reserves for fertilizer production pose a threat to future global crop production. Understanding root system architecture (RSA) plasticity is central to breeding for P-efficient crops. Sorghum is regarded as a P-efficient and climate-smart crop with strong adaptability to different climatic regions of the world. Here we investigated early genetic responses of sorghum RSA to P deficiency in order to identified genotypes with interesting root phenotypes and responses under low P. A diverse set of sorghum lines (n = 285) was genotyped using DarTSeq gen

SUBMITTER: Mikwa EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11390786 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature