Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 8, 2026

Obtaining High-Quality Transcriptome Data from Cereal Seeds by a Modified Method for Gene Expression Profiling
Published on: May 21, 2020
Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa's indigenous cereal crop sorghum
Emma S Mace1, Shuaishuai Tai, Edward K Gilding
11] Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Queensland (DAFFQ), Warwick, Queensland 4370, Australia [2].
Abstract:
Sorghum is a food and feed cereal crop adapted to heat and drought and a staple for 500 million of the world's poorest people. Its small diploid genome and phenotypic diversity make it an ideal C4 grass model as a complement to C3 rice. Here we present high coverage (16-45 × ) resequenced genomes of 44 sorghum lines representing the primary gene pool and spanning dimensions of geographic origin, end-use and taxonomic group. We also report the first resequenced genome of S. propinquum, identifying 8 M high-quality SNPs, 1.9 M indels and specific gene loss and gain events in S. bicolor. We observe strong racial structure and a complex domestication history involving at least two distinct domestication events. These assembled genomes enable the leveraging of existing cereal functional genomics data against the novel diversity available in sorghum, providing an unmatched resource for the genetic improvement of sorghum and other grass species.
More Related Videos
08:36Development of Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genomes (TILLING) Populations in Small Grain Crops by Ethyl Methanesulfonate Mutagenesis
Published on: July 16, 2019
07:10Isolation of Histone from Sorghum Leaf Tissue for Top Down Mass Spectrometry Profiling of Potential Epigenetic Markers
Published on: March 4, 2021
Related Concept Videos
Genomics
Next-generation Sequencing
Next-Generation Sequencing Methods
Although all next-generation methods use different technologies, they all share a set of standard features.
Bioreactor Controls-III
Sanger Sequencing
Genome-wide Association Studies-GWAS
GWAS does not require the identification of the target gene involved in...
Plant Breeding and Biotechnology