AgriLife Research team to develop nitrogensaving sorghum hybrids with DOE support
Sakiko Okumoto, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, works with sorghum seedlings to incorporate nitrogen-saving traits by utilizing the genetic diversity of wild relatives. MICHAEL MILLER /TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE PHOTO
A Texas A&M AgriLife Research team is developing sorghums with nitrogen- saving traits by utilizing the genetic diversity of wild relatives to improve resilience and productivity for grain sorghum producers.
The project is part of a $38 million overall grant announced by the U.S. Department of Energy, DOE, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, ARPA-E, to develop advanced plant technologies …
