Germination and Seedling Cold Tolerance in Sorghum I. Evaluation of Rapid Screening Methods

• Published in: Agronomy journal Vol. 93; no. 6; pp. 1386 - 1391
• Main Authors: Tiryaki, Iskender, Andrews, David J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madison, WI American Society of Agronomy 01.11.2001
• Subjects: Adaptation to environment and cultivation conditions; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; artificial selection; Biological and medical sciences; cold tolerance; estimation; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genetics and breeding of economic plants; screening; seed germination; seedling growth; seedlings; selection criteria; shoots; soil temperature; Sorghum bicolor; sowing date; Varietal selection. Specialized plant breeding, plant breeding aims; weather; Agronomic character; Monocotyledones; Cold resistance; Germination; Plant juvenile growth stage; Varietal selection; Sowing date; Cereal crop; Screening; Sorghum bicolor; Rapid technique; Sensitivity resistance; Genotype environment interaction; Gramineae; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Soil temperature; Cultivar
• ISSN: 0002-1962; 1435-0645
• DOI: 10.2134/agronj2001.1386

Genetic improvement of sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] for germination and seedling growth in cold conditions would permit earlier seeding, with a number of benefits. Field evaluation of germination and seedling cold tolerance, while ultimately necessary, is subject to unpredictable weather a...