News tagged with sorghum
Maps of Miscanthus genome offer insight into grass evolution
Miscanthus grasses are used in gardens, burned for heat and energy, and converted into liquid fuels. They also belong to a prominent grass family that includes corn, sorghum and sugarcane. Two new, indepe ...
May 15, 2012 |
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Scientist: when it comes to energy crops, do the math
The successful conversion of crops to fuel is all about the math, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.
May 15, 2012 |
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Genes underlying the key domestication process in sorghum and other cereals
A study by a team of university and government scientists led by a Kansas State University researcher, indicates that genes responsible for seed shattering -- the process by which grasses disseminate their seeds -- were under ...
May 14, 2012 |
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New forage plant prepares farmers for climate changes
Sorghum, or durra, is an important forage crop in many countries, for example the USA, Africa, China and Australia.
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Forage silage alternatives sought in wake of drought
Silage worries have producers asking a lot of questions as spring planting nears, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist.
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Grain crops with lower carotene levels are less affected by parasitic plants
Grain crops that produce less carotene can produce more food, especially in Africa, as they are less affected by parasitic plants. This is the result of research with which Muhammad Jamil hopes to obtain his ...
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Sorghum a sweet treat for zoo animals
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scraps from sweet sorghum harvested for biofuel production enrich the diets of elephants, monkeys, parrots and other animals in Tucson' Reid Park Zoo.
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Mexican farmers despair over record drought
Dust blows across once fertile fields in north Mexico, where the worst drought in 70 years has left thousands of cattle dead and destroyed more than two million acres (almost one million hectares) of crops.
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Herbicide may affect plants thought to be resistant
Purdue University researchers have discovered a fine-tuning mechanism involved in plant root growth that has them questioning whether a popular herbicide may have unintended consequences, causing some plants to need more ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Gene controlling flowering boosts energy production from sorghum
A sorghum hybrid that does not flower and accumulates as much as three times the amount of stem and leaf matter may help the bioenergy industry, according to a study appearing today in the Proceedings of th ...
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Designer roots to counter drought
Recent discoveries by a University of Queensland agricultural scientist provide the basis for custom designing plant roots. Her discovery is already being used by plant breeders to develop drought-resistant ...
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Nitrate fertiliser wasted on sugarcane
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rising nitrogen fertiliser application to sugarcane crops globally and the potential for this fertiliser to be leached from soil and lost to the atmosphere have been highlighted in a new study led by The ...
May 09, 2011 |
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Agave fuels global excitement as a bioenergy crop
Scientists found that in 14 independent studies, the yields of two Agave species greatly exceeded the yields of other biofuel feedstocks, such as corn, soybean, sorghum, and wheat. Additionally, even more productive Agave ...
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Increasing biomass through double-cropping system nets mixed results
(PhysOrg.com) -- Trying to increase the amount of biomass available for ethanol production has led Iowa State University researchers to explore a double-cropping system that netted mixed results.
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Growing sorghum for biofuel
Conversion of sorghum grass to ethanol has increased with the interest in renewable fuel sources. Researchers at Iowa State University examined 12 varieties of sorghum grass grown in single and double cropping systems. The ...
Nov 10, 2010 |
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