Phenotypic and molecular characterization of sweet sorghum accessions for bioenergy production.

ABSTRACT: Sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is a type of cultivated sorghum characterized by the accumulation of high levels of sugar in the stems and high biomass accumulation, making this crop an important feedstock for bioenergy production. Sweet sorghum breeding programs that focus on bioenergy have two main goals: to improve quantity and quality of sugars in the juicy stem and to increase fresh biomass productivity. Genetic diversity studies are very important for the success of a breeding program, especially in the early stages, where understanding the genetic relationship between accessions is essential to identify superior parents for the development of improved breeding lines. The objectives of this study were: to perform phenotypic and molecular characterization of 100 sweet sorg

SUBMITTER: da Silva MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5560702 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature