Sweet sorghum is a C4 crop with the characteristic of fast-growth and high-yields. It is a
good source for food, feed, fiber, and fuel. On saline land, sweet sorghum can not only …

Carbohydrate partitioning is the process of carbon assimilation and distribution from source
tissues, such as leaves, to sink tissues, such as stems, roots and seeds. Sucrose, the …

Sweet sorghum is a promising target for biofuel production. It is a C4 crop with low input
requirements and accumulates high levels of sugars in its stalks. However, large-scale …

Recent developments have altered our view of molecular mechanisms that determine sink
strength, defined here as the capacity of non-photosynthetic structures to compete for import …

Background Sweet sorghum is an annual C4 crop considered to be one of the most
promising bio-energy crops due to its high sugar content in stem, yet it is poorly understood …

Background SWEET is a newly identified family of sugar transporters. Although SWEET
transporters have been characterized by using Arabidopsis and rice, very little knowledge of …

Background The process of crop domestication often consists of two stages: initial
domestication, where the wild species is first cultivated by humans, followed by …

Source–sink relationships are key to overall crop performance. Detailed understanding of
the factors that determine source–sink dynamics is imperative for the balance of biomass …

Synthesis and accumulation of the storage lipid triacylglycerol in vegetative plant tissues has
emerged as a promising strategy to meet the world's future need for vegetable oil. Sorghum …

Atmospheric CO2 levels on Earth have risen steeply over the last 60 years and will continue
to do so in future. CO2 traps heat from earth's surface, which causes an increase in …