1Honorary Professor, Departamento de Quimica y Biologia, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, Santa Catarina Martir, Cholula, C. P. 72820, Puebla, Mexico
2Gaurav Publications, Agricultural Research Information Centre Systematic Printers, Near Video Market, Hisar-125 001 (Haryana), India
3Professor of Agronomy (Retd.), CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), India
*E-mail: cropresearch1@gmail.com
†Reproduced from Crop Res., Hisar Vol. 27 (2&3): 145–161 (2004).
This paper makes a review on research advances on sorghum seeds and seedling establishment. There exist genetic variabilities among sorghum genotypes for seed characteristics, chemical composition, seedling establishments under several abiotic stresses such as soil crust, drought, salinity and temperature. Some seedling traits are related to some stress resistance. There is a great necessity for the selection of genotypes tolerant to various stress factors and its utilization for genetic improvement for stress resistance in semi-arid tropics. Management strategy for good establishment is suggested.
Abiotic stress, chemical composition, genetic improvement, seedling establishment, seeds, soil management, sorghum
