The Global Sorghum Conference will take place at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, September 14–18, 2026. This international event will highlight sorghum’s unique role as The Resource Conserving Crop™ through technical presentations, networking opportunities, and field tours.
Conserved non-coding sequences (CNS) play a crucial role in maize gene regulation by interacting with chromatin accessibility and epigenetic modifications, offering potential targets for crop improvement through molecular breeding.
This study identifies novel and known genetic loci associated with sorghum root system architecture traits, highlighting their role in drought tolerance and demonstrating the potential of genomic selection for sorghum improvement.
The Responsive Agricultural Food Systems Research Unit (RAFSRU) located at Texas A&M University has research training opportunities for highly motivated postdoctoral fellows in prevention of diet-related chronic diseases, plant genetics & biofortification and mechanistic studies in nutrition health associations.
This study identifies key transcription factors, metabolic pathways, and hormone signaling mechanisms that differentiate salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive sorghum cultivars, providing insights for breeding salt-resistant varieties.
The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) will host a virtual seminar by Dr. Shengmin Sang, Distinguished Professor of Functional Foods and Human Health at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, on Tuesday, September 25 at 11:30 AM CT. Dr. Sang’s talk is titled “Hidden Health Power: How Whole Grain Bioactives Support Personalized Nutrition.”
