Sweet sorghum as biofuel feedstock: recent advances and available resources
Abstract Sweet sorghum is a promising target for biofuel production. It is a C4 crop with low input requirements and accumulates high levels of sugars in its stalks. However, large-scale planting on marginal lands would require improved varieties with optimized biofuel-related traits and tolerance t...
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| author | Supriya Mathur A. V. Umakanth V. A. Tonapi Rita Sharma Manoj K. Sharma |
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| description | Abstract Sweet sorghum is a promising target for biofuel production. It is a C4 crop with low input requirements and accumulates high levels of sugars in its stalks. However, large-scale planting on marginal lands would require improved varieties with optimized biofuel-related traits and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Considering this, many studies have been carried out to generate genetic and genomic resources for sweet sorghum. In this review, we discuss various attributes of sweet sorghum that make it an ideal candidate for biofuel feedstock, and provide an overview of genetic diversity, tools, and resources available for engineering and/or marker-assisting breeding of sweet sorghum. Finally, the progress made so far, in identification of genes/quantitative trait loci (QTLs) important for agronomic traits and ongoing molecular breeding efforts to generate improved varieties, has been discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6fe3253b73164f4aac7b25e0b0c8033a2022-12-22T03:22:16ZengBMCBiotechnology for Biofuels1754-68342017-06-0110111910.1186/s13068-017-0834-9Sweet sorghum as biofuel feedstock: recent advances and available resourcesSupriya Mathur0A. V. Umakanth1V. A. Tonapi2Rita Sharma3Manoj K. Sharma4Crop Genetics & Informatics Group, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityIndian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Institute of Millets ResearchIndian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Institute of Millets ResearchCrop Genetics & Informatics Group, School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityCrop Genetics & Informatics Group, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityAbstract Sweet sorghum is a promising target for biofuel production. It is a C4 crop with low input requirements and accumulates high levels of sugars in its stalks. However, large-scale planting on marginal lands would require improved varieties with optimized biofuel-related traits and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Considering this, many studies have been carried out to generate genetic and genomic resources for sweet sorghum. In this review, we discuss various attributes of sweet sorghum that make it an ideal candidate for biofuel feedstock, and provide an overview of genetic diversity, tools, and resources available for engineering and/or marker-assisting breeding of sweet sorghum. Finally, the progress made so far, in identification of genes/quantitative trait loci (QTLs) important for agronomic traits and ongoing molecular breeding efforts to generate improved varieties, has been discussed.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-017-0834-9SorghumBiofuelSorghum breedingGenomicsFeedstockGrass genetics |
| spellingShingle | Supriya Mathur A. V. Umakanth V. A. Tonapi Rita Sharma Manoj K. Sharma Sweet sorghum as biofuel feedstock: recent advances and available resources Biotechnology for Biofuels Sorghum Biofuel Sorghum breeding Genomics Feedstock Grass genetics |
| title | Sweet sorghum as biofuel feedstock: recent advances and available resources |
| title_full | Sweet sorghum as biofuel feedstock: recent advances and available resources |
| title_fullStr | Sweet sorghum as biofuel feedstock: recent advances and available resources |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sweet sorghum as biofuel feedstock: recent advances and available resources |
| title_short | Sweet sorghum as biofuel feedstock: recent advances and available resources |
| title_sort | sweet sorghum as biofuel feedstock recent advances and available resources |
| topic | Sorghum Biofuel Sorghum breeding Genomics Feedstock Grass genetics |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-017-0834-9 |
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