Hsu et al., identified distinct rhizosphere nitrogen cycling strategies across diverse Andropogoneae grasses, revealing genetic and ecological mechanisms that could inform more sustainable nitrogen use in cereal crops.
Researchers identified a novel sorghum aphid resistance QTL (qMsa-6) overlapping RMES1 and highlights SbiRTX2783.06G018400 as a key candidate gene, providing molecular targets for breeding durable, aphid-resistant sorghum.
The 39th annual Biology of Genomes meeting will take place at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory May 5-9, 2026. The conference will explore how DNA sequence variation shapes molecular evolution, population genetics, complex disease biology, and comparative genomics, as well as findings from large-scale gene and protein expression studies and genomic analyses of ecological systems.
Partial fertility in sorghum cytoplasmic male sterile lines is a complex, environmentally sensitive quantitative trait controlled by many minor-effect loci, which constrains genetic diversity in female parent lines and poses a major challenge for hybrid breeding.
The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) will host a virtual Global Conference Announcement and SorghumBase seminar on Tuesday, February 10 at 10:45 AM CT. The meeting will begin with announcements and the seminar will start at 11:00 AM CT. Nick Gladman, Andrew Olson and Doreen Ware will speak on behalf of SorghumBase with their talk, “SorghumBase: a central KnowledgeBase for Sorghum Stakeholders.”
Liu et al. systematically identified and characterized 53 DIR genes in Sorghum bicolor, revealing their evolutionary diversification, tissue-specific expression, and key roles in lignin biosynthesis and abiotic stress tolerance, with SbDIR39 and SbDIR53 highlighted as promising targets for crop improvement.
Scientists identified a novel grain size QTL (qGS1) in sorghum and proposed Sobic.001G230700 as a candidate gene using integrated BSA-Seq and RNA-Seq analyses, advancing the genetic understanding of yield-related traits.
