Variation in production of cyanogenic glucosides during early plant development: A comparison of wild and domesticated sorghum

• Published in: Phytochemistry (Oxford) Vol. 184; p. 112645
• Main Authors: Cowan, Max F., Blomstedt, Cecilia K., Møller, Birger Lindberg, Henry, Robert J., Gleadow, Roslyn M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2021
• Subjects: climate change; Crop wild relatives; crops; Cyanogenesis; Cyanogenic glucosides; developmental stages; Dhurrin; domestication; Edible Grain; genetic variation; germination; Glucosides; Glycosides; leaves; metabolism; Nitrate; Nitrates; Nitriles; nitrogen; plant biochemistry; plant development; plant morphology; plasticity; Poaceae; roots; S. brachypodum; S. macrospermum; Secondary metabolite; Seedling development; Sorghum; Sorghum bicolor; spatial distribution; tissues; total nitrogen; toxicity; wild relatives; Dhurrin; Cyanogenesis; Sorghum bicolor; Nitrate; Secondary metabolite; Seedling development; S. macrospermum; S. brachypodum; Poaceae; Crop wild relatives; Cyanogenic glucosides

Domestication has narrowed the genetic diversity found in crop wild relatives, potentially reducing plasticity to cope with a changing climate. The tissues of domesticated sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), especially in younger plants, are cyanogenic and potentially toxic. Species of wild sorghum produce l...