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Four sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] female inbred parents, four male inbred parents, and their 16 F1 hybrids were grown in a greenhouse in nutrient solutions with 75 and 150 μmol P per plant. The objectives were to determine differences among genotypes for growth, P concentrations and contents, P distribution among plant parts, and P efficiency (dry matter produced per unit P in the plant), and to determine inheritance of these P traits.
Differences existed among the parents and hybrids for responses to P, and the largest differences appeared when plants were grown at the low P level Two male parents (NB9040 and SC120-15) appeared to be more tolerant (more efficient) to low P than the other male parents (‘Plainsman’ and SC33-9-8-E4). Differences among female parents were smaller than among male parents. Hybrids from NB9040 and SC120-15 had higher dry matter yields, higher upper/lower leaf P ratios, and higher efficiency ratios than hybrids from Plainsman and SC-33-9-8-E4. Hybrids from the female parents ‘Wheatland’ and ‘Redland’ had higher dry matter yields and larger root systems than hybrids from the female parents ‘Combine Kafir-60’ and KS35. Heterosis for total dry matter yield and dry matter produced per unit P was observed in most hybrids.
The differences in P absorption, distribution, and efficiency indicated that these characteristics were genetically controlled. The better growth of the male parents under low P and the transfer of the trait to their hybrids indicated the importance of dominant genes, although additive genes appeared to be involved in the variability of P uptake and efficiency traits. The improvement of sorghum lines and hybrids for growth and performance at low P levels appears feasible.
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Furlani, A.M.C., Clark, R.B., Ross, W.M., Maranville, J.W. (1987). Differential phosphorus uptake, distribution, and efficiency by sorghum inbred parents and their hybrids. In: Gabelman, W.H., Loughman, B.C. (eds) Genetic Aspects of Plant Mineral Nutrition. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3581-5_26
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