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Sorghum

Methods and Protocols

  • Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols
  • provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
  • Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 1931)

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Table of contents (19 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Breeding Technologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Mapping QTLs and Identification of Genes Associated with Drought Resistance in Sorghum

      • Karen R. Harris-Shultz, Chad M. Hayes, Joseph E. Knoll
      Pages 11-40
    3. Discovery of Sorghum Haploid Induction System

      • Tanveer Hussain, Cleve Franks
      Pages 49-59
    4. Development of a Pedigreed Sorghum Mutant Library

      • Junping Chen, Guihua Zou, Zhanguo Xin
      Pages 61-73
  3. Grain Compounds, Nutrition, and Digestibility

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
    2. Assaying Sorghum Nutritional Quality

      • Kwaku G. Duodu
      Pages 87-108
    3. Tannin Analysis in Sorghum Grains

      • Linda Dykes
      Pages 109-120
  4. Biotechnologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
    2. Gene Editing in Sorghum Through Agrobacterium

      • Jeffry D. Sander
      Pages 155-168
    3. Genome Editing by CRISPR/Cas9 in Sorghum Through Biolistic Bombardment

      • Guoquan Liu, Jieqing Li, Ian D. Godwin
      Pages 169-183
    4. Novel Ternary Vectors for Efficient Sorghum Transformation

      • Ajith Anand, Ping Che, Emily Wu, Todd J. Jones
      Pages 185-196
    5. Nutritionally Enhanced Sorghum for the Arid and Semiarid Tropical Areas of Africa

      • Zuo-Yu Zhao, Ping Che, Kimberly Glassman, Marc Albertsen
      Pages 197-207
    6. Evaluation of Agronomic Performance of β-Carotene Elevated Sorghum in Confined Field Conditions

      • Ping Che, Zuo-Yu Zhao, Mark Hinds, Kristen Rinehart, Kimberly Glassman, Marc Albertsen
      Pages 209-220
  5. Economics and Broad Application

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221

About this book

This book details sorghum breeding technologies, grain compounds, nutrition and digestibility, biotechnology methods, broad renewable applications and an economic study.  Chapters are divided into five review chapters, five case study chapters, and nine protocol chapters providing comprehensive reviews, new study results or state-of-the-art protocols. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

Authoritative and cutting-edge, Sorghum: Methods and Protocols aims to provide useful information and tools to an array of readers looking to research and utilize sorghum.  



Editors and Affiliations

  • Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont™, Johnston, USA

    Zuo-Yu Zhao

  • UC-ANR Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension (KARE) Center, Parlier, USA

    Jeff Dahlberg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sorghum

  • Book Subtitle: Methods and Protocols

  • Editors: Zuo-Yu Zhao, Jeff Dahlberg

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9039-9

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-9038-2Published: 17 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-9039-9Published: 16 January 2019

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 281

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 61 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Agriculture

Buy it now

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eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Read on any device
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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