Sorghum is one of the most important cereal crops widely grown for food, feed,
fodder/forage, and fuel in the semi-arid tropics of Asia, Africa, the Americas and Australia …

In this review available information on the mechanisms of resistance to insect pests and
fungal pathogens in sorghum and millets is discussed. The primary source of resistance lies …

Biomass sorghum has emerged as an alternative crop for biofuel and bioelectricity
production. Fresh biomass yield (FBY) is a quantitative trait highly correlated with the …

Sorghum is not a newcomer crop. World-wide, it is the fifth most important cereal crop, after
wheat rice, corn, and barley. Sorghum is unique in that is can grow in some of the harshest …

Communities in dryland ecosystems face multiple stressors that threaten their livelihood
resilience. While community resilience in socio‐ecological systems is largely determined by …

Comprised of three sections, this covers the nutrient dynamics and productivity of global
agroecosystems. It focuses on the major aspects that make up agroecosystems, such as …

BACKGROUND Significant losses in sorghum biomass and grain yield occur in sub‐
Saharan Africa owing to infection by the root‐parasitic weed Striga hermonthica (Del.) …

Three common sorghum diseases, grain mold, head smut and ergot, each of which is
directly related to seed production and quality are covered in this review. Each is described …

Improving adaptation of staple crops in develo** countries is important to ensure food
security. In the West African country of Niger, the staple crop sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is …

Morphological and molecular markers were employed to study the genetic variability among
40 sorghum landraces collected from Tanzania and two from Zambia. A total of 14 …