Advances in Sorghum Science: Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement

ISBN-13: 9781771889674 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 270 str.

Ratikanta Maiti; Humberto González Rodríguez; Ch Aruna Kumar

Opis

Provides an easy-to-read and comprehensive treatment of the sorghum crop. It covers the various aspects of the sorghum crop, starting from its origin, to its domestication, and going on to biotechnology of the crop.

Spis treści

1. Background and Importance of Sorghum  2. World Sorghum Production and Factors Affecting Production  3. Origin, Evolution, and Domestication of Sorghum  4. Sorghum Ideotype  5. Sorghum Botany  6. Physiological Basis of Crop Growth and Productivity 7. Research Advances in Abiotic Stress Resistance in Sorghum  8. Biotic Stresses Affecting Crop Productivity  9. Methods of Cultivation in Sorghum  10. Harvest and Postharvest Technology  11. Sorghum Grain Quality Analysis, Food Quality Characteristics, Chemistry and Food Processing  12. Research Advances in Breeding and Biotechnology of Sorghum