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Information is limited on genotypic differences for and genetic control of mineral element composition in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] grown on acid soils. This study was conducted to better understand variability of Al, N, Mg, Si, P, S, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, and Zn concentrations in 40 sorghum hybrids and their 14 parents grown in the field on an Ultisol (Typic Palehumult) in Colombia, South America. Both male and female parents and hybrids grown at 67 and 43% Al saturations differed extensively in mineral element concentrations. Significant male and female effects on the hybrids were found for most mineral elements. Male × female effects were rarely significant. Significant differences between parents and hybrids were observed for N, Mg, Si, Ca, Mn, Fe, and Zn at 67% Al saturation, and for Al, Si, and Ca at 43% Al saturation.
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Flores, C.I., Clark, R.B., Pedersen, J.F., Gourley, L.M. (1991). Leaf mineral element concentrations in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) hybrids and their parents grown at varied aluminium saturations on an Ultisol. In: Wright, R.J., Baligar, V.C., Murrmann, R.P. (eds) Plant-Soil Interactions at Low pH. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3438-5_122
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