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Research Project: Conservation, Characterization, Evaluation, and Distribution of Grain, Oilseed, Vegetable, Subtropical and Tropical Legume, and Warm Season Grass Genetic Resources and Associated Information

Location: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit

Title: Global status of sorghum genetic resources conservation

Author
item DAHLBERG, JEFF - University Of California
item Harrison, Melanie
item UPADHYAYA, HARI - International Crops Research Institute For Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) - India

Submitted to: Book Chapter
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/5/2021
Publication Date: 1/5/2021
Citation: Dahlberg, J., Harrison, M.L., Upadhyaya, H.D. 2021. Global status of sorghum genetic resources conservation. Book Chapter. pp 43-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8249-3_3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8249-3_3

Interpretive Summary: In its broadest sense, sorghum [Sorghum bicolor spp.] genetic resource conservation involves a series of strategies that help to acquire, maintain, distribute, and research global sorghum germplasm to preserve the integrity of the genetic variation that can be found within the sorghum species. This genetic variation can then be used to address biotic and/or abiotic stresses that confront sorghum as the crop and its farmers respond to new threats posed by climate change, insect and disease pressures and the continued need to produce more food to feed an ever-expanding world population. This book chapter summarizes the genetic resources available from the major sorghum genebanks including the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics and the USDA National Plant Germplasm System collections.

Technical Abstract: In its broadest sense, sorghum [Sorghum bicolor spp.] genetic resource conservation involves a series of strategies that help to acquire, maintain, distribute, and research global sorghum germplasm to preserve the integrity of the genetic variation that can be found within the sorghum species. This genetic variation can then be used to address biotic and/or abiotic stresses that confront sorghum as the crop and its farmers respond to new threats posed by climate change, insect and disease pressures and the continued need to produce more food to feed an ever-expanding world population. This book chapter summarizes the genetic resources available from the major sorghum genebanks including the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics and the USDA National Plant Germplasm System collections.