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Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum Volume 2
Prof. William Rooney | Dr S. R. Bean | B. P. Ioerger | J. D. Wilson | M. Tilley | D. Rhodes | T. J. Herald | Dr F. M. Shapter | A. Crowther | Dr Glen P. Fox | I. D. Godwin | L. Watson-Fox | I. J. C. Hannah | S. L. Norton | M. Djanaguiraman | Prof. P. V. V. Prasad | I. A. Ciampitti | Prof. Barbara J. Stoecker | Kebede Abegaz | Yewelsew Abebe | Dr Scott Staggenborg | Hui Shen | Prof. John H. Sanders | Botorou Ouendeba | Ababacar Ndoye | Niaba Témé | Dr Rafael Augusto da Costa Parrella | Robert Eugene Schaffert | Cicero Bezerra de Menezes | José Avelino Santos Rodrigues | Jurandir Vieira Magalhães | Cynthia Maria Borges Damasceno | Dagma Dionisia da Silva | Simone Martins Mendes | Aruna C. | B. Dayakar Rao | Vilas A. Tonapi | Dr T. G. Nageshwar Rao | Dr Eva Weltzien | H. Frederick Weltzien-Rattunde | T. A. van Mourik | Hakeem A. Ajeigbe
(2018)
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Abstract
Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate change. This volume summarises the wealth of research addressing these challenges.
Part 1 reviews the chemistry of sorghum and its physiology, before discussing its use as a food grain, in feed and as a forage and energy crop. The second part of the book discusses ways of improving cultivation in regions such as South America, Asia and Africa.
With its distinguished editor and international team of expert authors, this will be a standard work for cereal scientists, sorghum breeders and growers as well as government and non-government agencies supporting sorghum cultivation. It is accompanied by a companion volume which reviews genetics, breeding and production techniques.
Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate change. This volume summarises the wealth of research addressing these challenges.
Part 1 reviews the chemistry of sorghum and its physiology, before discussing its use as a food grain, in feed and as a forage and energy crop. The second part of the book discusses ways of improving cultivation in regions such as South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
With its distinguished editor and international team of expert authors, this will be a standard work for cereal scientists, sorghum breeders and growers as well as government and non-government agencies supporting sorghum cultivation. It is accompanied by a companion volume which reviews genetics, breeding and production techniques.
"A comprehensive update on "why do" sorghum and "how to do" sorghum in both developed and developing countries."
John F. Leslie, University Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University, USA
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| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | v | ||
| Series list | viii | ||
| Acknowledgements | xii | ||
| Introduction | xiii | ||
| Part 1 Sorghum utilization | xiii | ||
| Part 2 Sorghum production and improvement across the world | xiv | ||
| Part 1 Sorghum utilization | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1 Structure and chemistry of sorghum grain | 3 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 3 | ||
| 2 Physical grain properties | 4 | ||
| 3 Chemical composition of grain: starch and proteins | 7 | ||
| 4 Chemical composition of grain: lipids and phenolic compounds | 13 | ||
| 5 Chemical composition of grain: vitamins and minerals | 15 | ||
| 6 Factors that affect grain composition | 18 | ||
| 7 Summary | 19 | ||
| 8 Future trends | 19 | ||
| 9 Where to look for further information | 20 | ||
| 10 Acknowledgements | 21 | ||
| 11 References | 21 | ||
| Chapter 2 The domestication, spread and uses of sorghum as a crop | 31 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 31 | ||
| 2 Early evidence of sorghum use | 37 | ||
| 3 The sorghum conversion (SC) programme | 43 | ||
| 4 Introgression of distant wild crop relatives | 43 | ||
| 5 Population genetics and whole genome sequencing | 44 | ||
| 6 Human use of sorghum | 45 | ||
| 7 Conclusion | 55 | ||
| 8 References | 56 | ||
| Chapter 3 Growth, development and physiology of grain sorghum | 65 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 65 | ||
| 2 Origin, spread and adaptation | 66 | ||
| 3 Botany | 67 | ||
| 4 Growth and development | 69 | ||
| 5 Climatic requirements | 74 | ||
| 6 Conclusion and future trends | 80 | ||
| 7 Acknowledgements | 81 | ||
| 8 References | 81 | ||
| Chapter 4 Sorghum as a food grain | 87 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 87 | ||
| 2 Protein and starch of sorghum | 88 | ||
| 3 Effects of cooking and processing on digestibility \nand nutrient availability | 90 | ||
| 4 Protein quality of sorghum for human use | 92 | ||
| 5 Sensory and functional characteristics \nof food products containing sorghum | 93 | ||
| 6 Health benefits of sorghum | 95 | ||
| 7 Prospects and challenges for sorghum as a food grain | 99 | ||
| 8 Conclusion | 101 | ||
| 9 Where to look for further information | 101 | ||
| 10 References | 102 | ||
| Chapter 5 Sorghum as a forage and energy crop | 111 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 111 | ||
| 2 Forage and biomass sorghum types | 111 | ||
| 3 Forages as animal feed | 115 | ||
| 4 Dedicated energy sorghum | 117 | ||
| 5 Sweet sorghum | 123 | ||
| 6 Summary | 126 | ||
| 7 Where to look for further information | 127 | ||
| 8 References | 127 | ||
| Part 2 Sorghum production and improvement across the world | 137 | ||
| Chapter 6 Introducing new technologies and market strategies for sorghum producers in developing countries: the Sahel case | 139 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 139 | ||
| 2 Sorghum performance and potential: Mali and Burkina Faso | 140 | ||
| 3 The strategy: breaking out of subsistence | 143 | ||
| 4 Pilot project success and scaling-up | 146 | ||
| 5 Second-generation problems | 148 | ||
| 6 Institutional innovation: farmers’ associations as a marketing cooperative | 151 | ||
| 7 Growth of a secondary market for sorghum | 153 | ||
| 8 Conclusion | 154 | ||
| 9 Where to look for further information | 155 | ||
| 10 Appendix: associations and farmer details, 2008–12 | 155 | ||
| 11 References | 157 | ||
| Chapter 7 Improving sorghum cultivation in South America | 159 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 159 | ||
| 2 History of sorghum in Brazil | 160 | ||
| 3 Improvement of grain and forage sorghum | 164 | ||
| 4 Improvement of sorghum for bioenergy | 169 | ||
| 5 Sorghum tolerance for aluminium and low levels of phosphorus | 174 | ||
| 6 Genetic and molecular approaches to studying biomass production and sorghum quality | 178 | ||
| 7 Improving disease resistance | 180 | ||
| 8 Sorghum pests | 183 | ||
| 9 Conclusion | 186 | ||
| 10 Where to look for further information | 186 | ||
| 11 References | 187 | ||
| Chapter 8 Improving production and utilization of sorghum in Asia | 193 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 193 | ||
| 2 The sorghum production scenario in Asia | 194 | ||
| 3 Sorghum utilization in Asia | 200 | ||
| 4 Constraints on sorghum production in Asia | 203 | ||
| 5 Genetic improvement of sorghum | 204 | ||
| 6 Seed systems | 208 | ||
| 7 Measures to improve sorghum cultivation in Asia and future prospects | 210 | ||
| 8 Conclusion | 212 | ||
| 9 References | 212 | ||
| Chapter 9 Sorghum cultivation and improvement in West and Central Africa | 217 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 217 | ||
| 2 Overview of sorghum production systems in West and Central Africa | 218 | ||
| 3 Intensification and sustainability of sorghum production systems in WCA | 221 | ||
| 4 Biological constraints encountered in specific growth phases | 224 | ||
| 5 Genetic diversity and genetic enhancement of sorghum in WCA | 228 | ||
| 6 Sorghum and seed system development | 232 | ||
| 7 Conclusion | 234 | ||
| 8 Where to look for further information | 234 | ||
| 9 Acknowledgements | 236 | ||
| 10 References | 236 | ||
| Index | 241 |