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Registration of Tx3483 through Tx3488 sorghum germplasm with waxy endosperm
Author(s) -
Kent Mitchell A.,
Rooney William L.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of plant registrations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1940-3496
pISSN - 1936-5209
DOI - 10.1002/plr2.20144
Subject(s) - endosperm , germplasm , sorghum , biology , hybrid , agronomy , sorghum bicolor , grain yield , waxy corn , botany , food science , starch
Six sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] germplasm lines, Tx3483 through Tx3488 (Reg. no. PL‐313 to PL‐318, PI 698643 to PI 698648), are proposed for release by Texas A&M Agrilife Research. These lines were developed and tested by the Agrilife Research sorghum breeding and genetics program. Tx3483 through Tx3488 are pollinator parents that combine waxy endosperm with improved agronomic performance and grain functionality. In combination with a waxy endosperm seed parent, these lines produce waxy endosperm hybrids with consistently higher yield than the currently available waxy check hybrid. Additionally, some of these germplasms produce hybrids with improved grain composition and functional properties of the derived flour.