Track 1-01: Understanding Stress Physiology of Grasses and Forages
Description
Sweet sorghum belongs to the genus Sorghum in the family Gramineae. It is a variant of common grain sorghum, with characteristics of resistance to drought, flood, barren soil and soil salinity and alkalinity (Zhan et al. 2008). Since the stem of sweet sorghum is rich in sugar, it is usually harvested as silage fodder in grasslands. Often arable land used for forage production is salt-affected. Chinnusamy et al. (2005) have screened and identified a large range of different varieties for salinity tolerance, but there are no published reports of studies screening SSR primers and evaluating the salt tolerance in sweet sorghum varieties for silage. This study aimed to analyze the response of different sweet sorghum varieties to salt stress through observations of biological traits and examinations of SSR molecular markers.
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Screening of SSR Primers and Evaluation of Salt Tolerance in 20 Sweet Sorghum Varieties for Silage
Sweet sorghum belongs to the genus Sorghum in the family Gramineae. It is a variant of common grain sorghum, with characteristics of resistance to drought, flood, barren soil and soil salinity and alkalinity (Zhan et al. 2008). Since the stem of sweet sorghum is rich in sugar, it is usually harvested as silage fodder in grasslands. Often arable land used for forage production is salt-affected. Chinnusamy et al. (2005) have screened and identified a large range of different varieties for salinity tolerance, but there are no published reports of studies screening SSR primers and evaluating the salt tolerance in sweet sorghum varieties for silage. This study aimed to analyze the response of different sweet sorghum varieties to salt stress through observations of biological traits and examinations of SSR molecular markers.
