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    Response of selected sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) germplasm to aluminium stress

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    2015-08-19
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    Evans, Ouma
    Emily Jepkosgei Too
    Beatrice Ang’iyo Were
    Onkware, Augustino
    Justin Hanson Ringo
    Kisinyo, Peter
    Anders S. Carlsson
    Mulatu Geleta
    Mulatu Geleta
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    Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. (Moench) is an important food security crop in sub-Saharan Africa. Its production on acid soils is constrained by aluminium (Al) stress, which primarily interferes with root growth. Sorghum cultivation is widespread in Kenya, but there is limited knowledge on response of the Kenyan sorghum cultivars to aluminium stress. The aim of the study was to identify and morphologically characterise aluminium tolerant sorghum accessions. The root growth of three hundred and eighty nine sorghum accessions from local or international sources was assessed under 148 μM Al in soaked paper towels, and 99 of these were selected and further tested in solution. Ten selected accessions were grown out in the field, on un-limed (0 t/ha) or limed (4 t/ha) acid (pH 4.3) soils with high (27%) Al saturation, and their growth and grain yield was assessed. Although the Al stress significantly (P ≤ 0.05) reduced root growth in most of the accessions, there were ten accessions; MCSRP5, MCSR 124, MCSR106, ICSR110, Real60, IS41764, MCSR15, IESV93042-SW, MCSRM45 and MCSRM79f, that retained relatively high root growth and were classified as tolerant. The stress significantly (P ≤ 0.05) reduced seedling root and shoot dry matter in the Al-sensitive accessions. Plant growth and yield on un-limed soil was very poor, and liming increased grain yield by an average 35%. Most of Kenya sorghums were sensitive to Al stress, but a few tolerant accessions were identified that could be used for further breeding for improved grain yield in high aluminium soils.
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