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Characterization Of Waxy Grain Sorghum Lines In Relation To Granule-Bound Starch Synthase, J. F. Pedersen, S. R. Bean, R. A. Graybosch, S. H. Park, M. Tilley
Characterization Of Waxy Grain Sorghum Lines In Relation To Granule-Bound Starch Synthase, J. F. Pedersen, S. R. Bean, R. A. Graybosch, S. H. Park, M. Tilley
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications
The waxy phenotype, associated with endosperm containing little or no amylose, has been recognized in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) since 1933. Although variants of the waxy gene are well characterized in other cereals, the waxy trait has been assumed to be controlled by a single allele, wx, in sorghum. Recent improvements in technologies encourage re-examination of the waxy sorghums. The objectives of this research were therefore to identify and characterize sorghum lines with differing waxy alleles and to describe the actions of those alleles in crosses. Grain of eight waxy sorghum lines (BTxARG1, BTx630, Tx2907, B.9307, 94C274, …