Stover quality of dual-purpose sorghums: Genetic and environmental sources of variation

Improvement of the nutritive value of dual-purpose sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) stover is an important objective for the semi-arid tropics where sorghum crop residue is extensively used for livestock feed. To identify the relative importance of genetic and environmental sources of variation...

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Autores principales: Rattunde, H.F.W., Zerbini, E., Chandra, S., Flower, D.J.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32921
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author Rattunde, H.F.W.
Zerbini, E.
Chandra, S.
Flower, D.J.
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Flower, D.J.
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Zerbini, E.
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Zerbini, E.
Chandra, S.
Flower, D.J.
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description Improvement of the nutritive value of dual-purpose sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) stover is an important objective for the semi-arid tropics where sorghum crop residue is extensively used for livestock feed. To identify the relative importance of genetic and environmental sources of variation for nutritive value, leaves and stems of six diverse dual-purpose sorghum cultivars were evaluated for in vitro gas production (Gas48hr), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), lignin, nitrogen, and ash contents under two fertility and two plant-density regimes during 2 years in India. Substantial genotypic differences were observed for stem Gas48hr (25.7 to 33.0 ml in 200 g-1 dry matter (DM)) and NDF (564¯687) content. Gas48hr and NDF content of stems exhibited more promise as selection criteria than those of leaves, as stems showed larger portion of variation attributed to genotypes, relatively less genotype by environment (GE) interactions, and were closely related to whole-plant values. Year, nitrogen fertilization and plant density showed very little influence on Gas48hr, NDF or ADF of leaves and stems. Gas48hr exhibited substantial GE interactions with all environmental factors, indicating the need for multi-environment testing to achieve progress.
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spelling CGSpace329212024-04-25T06:01:11Z Stover quality of dual-purpose sorghums: Genetic and environmental sources of variation Rattunde, H.F.W. Zerbini, E. Chandra, S. Flower, D.J. stover feed quality sorghum bicolor genetic variation genotypes environment Improvement of the nutritive value of dual-purpose sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) stover is an important objective for the semi-arid tropics where sorghum crop residue is extensively used for livestock feed. To identify the relative importance of genetic and environmental sources of variation for nutritive value, leaves and stems of six diverse dual-purpose sorghum cultivars were evaluated for in vitro gas production (Gas48hr), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), lignin, nitrogen, and ash contents under two fertility and two plant-density regimes during 2 years in India. Substantial genotypic differences were observed for stem Gas48hr (25.7 to 33.0 ml in 200 g-1 dry matter (DM)) and NDF (564¯687) content. Gas48hr and NDF content of stems exhibited more promise as selection criteria than those of leaves, as stems showed larger portion of variation attributed to genotypes, relatively less genotype by environment (GE) interactions, and were closely related to whole-plant values. Year, nitrogen fertilization and plant density showed very little influence on Gas48hr, NDF or ADF of leaves and stems. Gas48hr exhibited substantial GE interactions with all environmental factors, indicating the need for multi-environment testing to achieve progress. 2001-06 2013-07-03T05:25:46Z 2013-07-03T05:25:46Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32921 en Limited Access Elsevier Field Crops Research;71(1): 1-8
spellingShingle stover
feed quality
sorghum bicolor
genetic variation
genotypes
environment
Rattunde, H.F.W.
Zerbini, E.
Chandra, S.
Flower, D.J.
Stover quality of dual-purpose sorghums: Genetic and environmental sources of variation
title Stover quality of dual-purpose sorghums: Genetic and environmental sources of variation
title_full Stover quality of dual-purpose sorghums: Genetic and environmental sources of variation
title_fullStr Stover quality of dual-purpose sorghums: Genetic and environmental sources of variation
title_full_unstemmed Stover quality of dual-purpose sorghums: Genetic and environmental sources of variation
title_short Stover quality of dual-purpose sorghums: Genetic and environmental sources of variation
title_sort stover quality of dual purpose sorghums genetic and environmental sources of variation
topic stover
feed quality
sorghum bicolor
genetic variation
genotypes
environment
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32921
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