Sorghum

Sorghum is among the top five cereals and one of the key crops in global food security efforts. Sorghum is a resilient crop under high-stress environments, ensuring productivity and access to food when other crops fail. Scientists see the potential of sorghum as a main staple food in a future challenged by climate change. The contributors provide a comprehensive review of sorghum knowledge. The discussion covers genetic improvements, development of new hybrids, biotechnology, and physiological modifications. Production topics include water and nutrient management, rotations, and pest control. Final end uses, sorghum as a bioenergy crop, markets, and the future of sorghum are presented. IN PRESS! This book is being published according to the “Just Published” model, with more chapters to be published online as they are completed. CHAPTER 1Genetic Changes in Sorghum (Pages: 1-30)
Ramasamy Perumal, Passoupathy Rajendrakumar, Frank Maulana, Tesfaye Tesso, Christopher R. Little

CHAPTER 2 Sorghum Improvement for Yield (Pages: 31-46)
Leo Hoffmann Jr., William L. Rooney

CHAPTER 3 Sorghum Genetic Resources (Pages: 47-72)
Hari D. Upadhyaya, Sangam L. Dwivedi, Yi-Hong Wang, M. Vetriventhan

CHAPTER 4 Pedigreed Mutant Library—A Unique Resource for Sorghum Improvement and Genomics (Pages: 73-96)
Zhanguo Xin, Yinping Jiao, Ratan Chopra, Nicholas Gladman, Gloria Burow, Chad Hayes, Junping Chen, Yves Emendack, Doreen Ware, John Burke

CHAPTER 5 Sorghum Hybrids Development for Important Traits: Progress and Way Forward (Pages: 97-117)
Are Ashok Kumar

CHAPTER 6 Sorghum Breeding from a Private Research Perspective (Pages: 119-132)
Hugo Zorrilla

CHAPTER 7 Practical Morphology of Grain Sorghum and Implications for Crop Management (Pages: 133-153)
Calvin Trostle, Gary Peterson

CHAPTER 8 Sorghum Growth and Development (Pages: 155-172)
Kraig L. Roozeboom, P.V. Vara Prasad

CHAPTER 9 Structure and Composition of the Sorghum Grain (Pages: 173-214)
S.R. Bean, J.D. Wilson, R.A. Moreau, A. Galant, J.M. Awika, R. C. Kaufman, S.L. Adrianos, B.P. Ioerger

CHAPTER 10 Sorghum Crop Modeling and Its Utility in Agronomy and Breeding (Pages: 215-239)
Graeme Hammer, Greg McLean, Al Doherty, Erik van Oosterom, Scott Chapman

CHAPTER 11 Drought and High Temperature Stress and Traits Associated with Tolerance (Pages: 241-265)
P.V.V. Prasad, M. Djanaguiraman, S.V.K. Jagadish, I.A. Ciampitti

CHAPTER 12 Water-Use Efficiency (Pages: 267-276)
Vincent Vadez

CHAPTER 13 Genotype × Environment × Management Interactions: US Sorghum Cropping Systems (Pages: 277-296)
Ignacio A. Ciampitti, P.V.V. Prasad, Alan J. Schlegel, Lucas Haag, Ronnie W. Schnell, Brian Arnall, Josh Lofton

CHAPTER 14 The Biology and Control of Sorghum Diseases (Pages: 297-346)
Christopher R. Little, Ramasamy Perumal

CHAPTER 15 Weed Competition and Management in Sorghum (Pages: 347-360)
Curtis R. Thompson, J. Anita Dille, Dallas E. Peterson

CHAPTER 16 Irrigation of Grain Sorghum (Pages: 361-373)
Danny H. Rogers, Alan J. Schlegel, Johnathon D. Holman, Jonathan P. Aguilar, Isaya Kisekka

CHAPTER 17 Future Prospects for Sorghum as a Water-Saving Crop (Pages: 375-397)
David Brauer, R. Louis Baumhardt

CHAPTER 18 Sorghum: A Multipurpose Bioenergy Crop (Pages: 399-424)
P. Srinivas Rao, K.S. Vinutha, G.S. Anil Kumar, T. Chiranjeevi, A. Uma, Pankaj Lal, R. S. Prakasham, H.P. Singh, R. Sreenivasa Rao, Surinder Chopra, Shibu Jose

CHAPTER 19 Use of Grain Sorghum in Extruded Products Developed for Gluten-free and Food Aid Applications (Pages: 425-440)
Sajid Alavi, Sue Ruan, Siva Shankar Adapa, Michael Joseph, Brian Lindshield, Satyanarayana Chilukuri

CHAPTER 20 Forage and Renewable Sorghum End Uses (Pages: 441-461)
Scott Staggenborg

CHAPTER 21 Overview of Sorghum Industrial Utilization (Pages: 463-476)
Guangyan Qi, Ningbo Li, Xiuzhi Susan Sun, Donghai Wang

CHAPTER 22 Domestic and International Sorghum Marketing (Pages: 477-502)
Daniel O'Brien

CHAPTER 23 The Sorghum Industry and Its Market Perspective (Pages: 503-514)
John Duff, Doug Bice, Ian Hoeffner, Justin Weinheimer

Dr. Ignacio A. Ciampitti is an Associate Professor of Crop Production and Integrated Farming Systems in the Department of Agronomy at the Kansas State University. His research focuses on understanding the yield gaps of grain crops, dissecting complex genotype by environment by management interactions, and developing site specific solutions and sustainable farming systems using innovative technologies, implementing crop modeling and remote sensing. He also has strong Extension program to support graduate students and producers. He has been recognized by the Crop Science Society of America, and the American Society of Agronomy through Early Career Awards.

Dr. P.V. Vara Prasad is a University Distinguished Professor of Crop Ecophysiology and Systems Research in the Department of Agronomy and Director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification at the Kansas State University. His research focuses on understanding responses of food grain crops to changing environments and developing best management practices for efficient use of inputs using systems approaches. He is an elected fellow of the Crop Science Society of America, the American Society of Agronomy, and the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences.