Ensuring the genetic diversity of sorghum Dr Justin A. Johnson

Ensuring the genetic diversity of sorghum Dr Justin A. JohnsonSorghum is a staple food crop for millions of the poorest and most food insecure people in the semi arid tropics, and ensuring its diversity and conservation is therefore important for global food and nutritional security. This chapter discusses the taxonomy of sorghum, in situ and ex situ germplasm conservation and diversity, the factors shaping sorghum diversity, geographical distribution of sorghum germplasm, germplasm gap analysis, and the use of

heat stress

Drawing on historical texts

as well as best practices to treat diseased crops and prevent future outbreaks

which co-digest manures collected from nearby farms with agro-industrial waste

Selected methods for estimating crop water requirements (lysimetry

animal health and product quality

The contributors to this collection provide a basis for understanding emerging issues on the global stage

Part 1 of this collection assesses the causes of postharvest losses

with an Introduction to its printing history

This single volume

To stay competitive a country must have a strategy

cropping security