Publication Date
1993
Description
Bighteen sorghum-sudan grass hybrids were produced by crossing 3 male fertile lines of sudan grass to different cytoplasmic male sterile lines of grain sorghum. Hybrids were evaluated with their male parents and 7 check varieties including. 6 commercial hybrids, at 4 experimental stations: Sakha, Gemmeiza, Sids and Ciba Geigy, in summer 1989. The objectives of the study were: I) to assess hybrid vigour, and 2) select the superior hybrids to be used in commercial production in Egypt. From the data obtained in this investigation, the best productivity of green and dry yield were from the F1 hybrids of ms line Tx623 - Tifton x Sorghum sudanese variety Quno and ms line New Mexico 10360 x Sorghum suda11e11se variety green leaf, with significant differences between them ond check varieties and commercial hybrids. These hybrids also gave the highest value for both crude protein % and total carbohydrate %, and the lowest value of crude fibre %. Results suggest that local F1 hybrids can be used on commercial scale instead of introduced hybrids.
Citation
Young, A A.; Nasr, M A.; Mousa, M E.; and Harfoush, M A., "Using Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Improving Forage Productivity of Sorghum" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 2.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session12/2
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Using Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Improving Forage Productivity of Sorghum
Bighteen sorghum-sudan grass hybrids were produced by crossing 3 male fertile lines of sudan grass to different cytoplasmic male sterile lines of grain sorghum. Hybrids were evaluated with their male parents and 7 check varieties including. 6 commercial hybrids, at 4 experimental stations: Sakha, Gemmeiza, Sids and Ciba Geigy, in summer 1989. The objectives of the study were: I) to assess hybrid vigour, and 2) select the superior hybrids to be used in commercial production in Egypt. From the data obtained in this investigation, the best productivity of green and dry yield were from the F1 hybrids of ms line Tx623 - Tifton x Sorghum sudanese variety Quno and ms line New Mexico 10360 x Sorghum suda11e11se variety green leaf, with significant differences between them ond check varieties and commercial hybrids. These hybrids also gave the highest value for both crude protein % and total carbohydrate %, and the lowest value of crude fibre %. Results suggest that local F1 hybrids can be used on commercial scale instead of introduced hybrids.
