Second release of newly converted sorghum lines made available to seed industry

In Texas, the Sorghum Checkoff in collaboration with MMR Genetics (NuSeeds America) and USDA-Agricultural Research Service released 50 new sources of sorghum germplasm this week through the reinstated Sorghum Conversion Program. This is the program’s second of three scheduled releases of sorghum germplasm.

The reinstated sorghum conversion program releases make more of the world’s inventory of sorghum genetics available to public and private breeding programs. Breeding companies can capture potential traits from this new release of germplasm to incorporate into their current sorghum lines to improve the crop’s productivity.

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