Fijian native chicken crosses match meat quality under scavenging conditions
A Fiji-based experiment found that native-by-broiler crossbreds matched native chickens on several meat-quality measures when allowed to scavenge, although native ...
Tag: sorghum
Parasitic Weed Meets Its Match as Ethiopian Sorghum Trial Pinpoints Resistant Genotypes
A field study in Ethiopia identified ten Striga-resistant sorghum genotypes with high grain yields, revealing strong genetic correlations between parasitic ...
Hidden Diversity in Ethiopian Sorghum Reveals Breeding Gold for Drylands
A field study of forty-nine early maturing sorghum genotypes at Sirinka, northeastern Ethiopia, reveals significant genetic variability, high heritability for ...
Early-Maturing Sorghum Delivers Big Yield Gains in Drought-Hit Ethiopia
Field trials across four drought-prone Ethiopian districts showed that improved early-maturing sorghum varieties Girana-1 and Melkam outyielded local landraces by ...
Scientists Uncover Shared Genetic Switches That Control How Long Sorghum Grains Fill and How Big They Get
A massive genomic study of 904 sorghum varieties reveals that grain filling duration and kernel weight share overlapping genetic controls, ...
Selenium Spray Could Turn Sorghum Into a Hidden Nutrition Powerhouse
A Brazilian field study shows that foliar sodium selenate reliably enriches sorghum grain with selenium, while novel selenium compounds and ...
Black Sorghum Genome Cracked: New Reference Reveals Secrets of Rare Antioxidant-Rich Grain
Scientists have assembled the first reference genome of black pericarp sorghum Tx3362 and mapped the genes and transcription factors behind ...
When Rain Falls Matters More Than How Much: New Index Tracks Drought Risk in Sudan’s Sorghum Belt
A nearly four-decade analysis of Sudan's Gedaref State shows that the internal structure of seasonal rainfall, including onset timing, dry ...
Sorghum Could Replace Most Maize in European Livestock Feed as Climate Warms
A new study in Earth's Future projects that climate change will boost European sorghum yields enough to replace roughly 90 ...
Mineral Fertilizer Boosts Tanzanian Sorghum Yields by Nearly 50 Percent, National Census Analysis Finds
A nationally representative analysis of Tanzanian census data finds that mineral fertilizer users harvest nearly 50 percent more sorghum than ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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