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Sorghum/ Millet Workshop at PAG32 in San Diego, California, January 10-15, 2025

A Sorghum/ Millet Workshop will be held at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG32) on Sunday, January 12 at 8 AM, in Pacific H-I (2nd Floor) at The Town & Country Resort and Conference Center, in San Diego, California. 

The 67th Annual Maize Genetics Meeting will be held in-person on March 6-9th in St. Louis, Missouri

The Maize Genetics Cooperation is hosting its 67th annual meeting from March 6th to the 9th of 2025 in St. Louis, Missouri. The meeting will include plenary talks, oral presentations, poster sessions, and opportunities for networking. The invited speakers are:

Advances in Genome Biology and Technology, Agricultural meeting, Mar 31 – Apr 2 in Orlando, Florida, Abstracts Due Jan 8, Early Registration Ends Feb 18

The Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) is hosting its Agricultural meeting March 31 – April 2, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. AGBT-Ag brings together leading genome researchers, data scientists, breeders, policy makers, funders and innovators and focuses on the

Recent Research

Sweet Sorghum: A Resilient Crop for Bioenergy and Forage in Arid Environments Through Osmotic Stress Adaptation

Scientists from Northwest A&F University in China studied how different concentrations of PEG affect sweet sorghum’s growth and stress response, revealing that the upregulation of genes involved in osmolyte biosynthesis, including sugars and amino acids, enhances the plant’s tolerance to water scarcity.

Unraveling sorghum functional genomics and molecular breeding: past achievements and future prospects

The review discusses the significant progress in understanding the genetic basis of sorghum’s agronomic traits, its tolerance to various stresses, and its potential for addressing food and feed security.

Advancing Sorghum Genomics with Complete Telomere-to-Telomere Assemblies

Recent advancements in genomics have led to the complete telomere-to-telomere (T2T) assemblies of two sorghum genomes. These comprehensive assemblies provide valuable insights into the genetic landscape of sorghum, enhancing our understanding and enabling significant agricultural and biological discoveries. The recent studies are below : Wei et al (April-2024) – 10.1002/imt2.193 & Deng, Y et al (May-2024) – 10.1016/j.xplc.2024.100977.

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