The Nebraska Agric. Exp. Stn. and AR-SEA-USDA released in January 1980 10 pairs of A and B (male-sterile and maintainer) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench inbred lines for producing grain and forage sorghum hybrids. All A-lines have milo cytoplasm

Gorz, H. J.

Haskins, Francis A.

Ross, W. M.

Webster, O. J.

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1-1980 
Registration of Ten Sorghum Parental Lines 
W. M. Ross 
H. J. Gorz 
Francis A. Haskins 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, fhaskins@neb.rr.com 
O. J. Webster 
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Registration oj Parental Lines 
REGISTRATION OF TEN SORGHUM 
. PARENTAL LINES} 
(Reg. No. PL49 to PL5B) 
W. M. Ross, H. J. Gorz, F. A. Haskins, and O. J. Webster! 
THE Nebraska Agric. Exp. Stn. and AR-SEA-USDA released in Janu-
ary 1980 10 pairs of A and B (male-sterile and maintainer) Sorghum 
bicolor (L.) Moench inbred lines for producing grain and forage sor-
ghum hybrids. All A-lines have milo cytoplasm. 
N30 is a selection from 'Redlan' that flowers 3 to 4 days earlier than 
Redlan (Table 1). Hybrids involving N30 also flower 3 to 4 days 
earlier than Redlan hybrids, but yield as well as Redlan hybrids. 
1 Registered by the Crop Sci. Soc. of Am. Contribution from AR-
SEA-USDA and the Nebraska Agric. Exp. Stn., Lincoln, NE 68583. 
Published as Paper No. 5970, Journal Series, Nebraska Agric. Exp. 
Stn. Research was conducted under Projects 12-009 and 12-088. Ac-
cepted 8 Aug. 1980. 
I Respectively, geneticists, AR-SEA-USDA; George Holmes pro-
fessor of agronomy, Univ. of Nebraska; and former agronomist, AR-
SEA-USDA, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583. Dr. Webster's 
address is Dep. of Plant Sciences, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 
85721. 
N31 is a sparse-bloom (h h) mutant found in the variety 'Martin' 
and is nearly devoid of wax (bloom) on the stems and leaves. This 
characteristic is associated with greenbug nonpreference and is reces-
sive in its inheritance. If N31 is used in a hybrid, the male parent 
should carry the same gene for sparse bloom. 
N32 is a combine-height sorghum dominant for DWI and recessive 
atthe other three height loci. Aside from being a genetic height tester 
stock, N32 can be used with males of the same genetic height to pro-
duce grain hybrids or with lines carrying complementary genes for 
forage sorghum hybrids. N32 is heavily seeded and has a juicy but 
nonsweet stem. 
N34 has two dominant height genes (DWh DW3). It can be used 
with males carrying complementary height genes to produce forage 
sorghum or sorghum x sudangrass hybrids. The seed of N34 has a 
colored testa layer. . 
N35, N36, N38, N39, and N40 were developed with the objective 
of obtaining combine-height female forage sorghum parents; evalua-
tion of some of them reveals that they also make productive grain 
sorghum hybrids. Stalks of these lines are sweeter and juicier than 
those of most grain sorghums. N38 has waxy endosperm starch. 
N48 produces hybrids similar to those having N4692 females. N48 
has two dominant height genes (DWh Dws, or Dws DW3)' but it 
normally can be combined for seed production. 
The inbreds are maintained by the Dep. of Agronomy, Univ. of 
Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583. Requests for 5-g samples of each A 
and B line should be directed to W. M. Ross at this address. 
Table 1. Brief description of 10 Nebraska A and B sorghum inbred lines. 
Reg. Seed Other pertinent 
no. Inbred Pedigree Identification color Genetic height characteristics 
PL49 N30 Redlsn selection 70LN5148 Red dw,Dw,dw,dw, Early 
PL50 N31 Martin mutant (h hI 73LN8844 Red dw,Dw,dw,dw, Sparse bloom (waxl 
PL51 N32 SC102-9 selection 71LN4288 White Dw,dw,dw,dw, 
PL52 N34 Early Hegari x Greenleaf 70LNI021 White Dw,dw,Dw,dw, Testa layer 
PL53 N35 Combine Kafir-60 x White Collier 70LNI069 White dw,Dw,dw,dw, 
PL54 N36 Combine Kafir-60 x White Sourless 70LNI076 White dw,Dw,dw,dw, 
PL55 N38 Combine Kafir-60 x Ellis 70LNl105 White dw,Dw,dw,dw,'!.. Waxy endosperm 
PL56 N39 Combine Kafir-60 x Atlas 70LNl109 White dw,Dw,dw,dw, 
PL57 N40 Combine Kafir-60 x Atlas 70LN1l17 White dw,Dw,dw,dw, 
PL58 N48 (Midland x Leoti'l x Atlas' 70LN4152 White Dw,Dw,dw,dw, or 
dw,Dw,Dw,dw, 
834 


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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Agronomy & Horticulture -- Faculty Publications Agronomy and Horticulture Department 1-1980 Registration of Ten Sorghum Parental Lines W. M. Ross H. J. Gorz Francis A. Haskins University of Nebraska-Lincoln, fhaskins@neb.rr.com O. J. Webster Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/agronomyfacpub  Part of the Plant Sciences Commons Ross, W. M.; Gorz, H. J.; Haskins, Francis A.; and Webster, O. J., "Registration of Ten Sorghum Parental Lines" (1980). Agronomy & Horticulture -- Faculty Publications. 301. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/agronomyfacpub/301 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Agronomy and Horticulture Department at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Agronomy & Horticulture -- Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Registration oj Parental Lines REGISTRATION OF TEN SORGHUM . PARENTAL LINES} (Reg. No. PL49 to PL5B) W. M. Ross, H. J. Gorz, F. A. Haskins, and O. J. Webster! THE Nebraska Agric. Exp. Stn. and AR-SEA-USDA released in Janu-ary 1980 10 pairs of A and B (male-sterile and maintainer) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench inbred lines for producing grain and forage sor-ghum hybrids. All A-lines have milo cytoplasm. N30 is a selection from 'Redlan' that flowers 3 to 4 days earlier than Redlan (Table 1). Hybrids involving N30 also flower 3 to 4 days earlier than Redlan hybrids, but yield as well as Redlan hybrids. 1 Registered by the Crop Sci. Soc. of Am. Contribution from AR-SEA-USDA and the Nebraska Agric. Exp. Stn., Lincoln, NE 68583. Published as Paper No. 5970, Journal Series, Nebraska Agric. Exp. Stn. Research was conducted under Projects 12-009 and 12-088. Ac-cepted 8 Aug. 1980. I Respectively, geneticists, AR-SEA-USDA; George Holmes pro-fessor of agronomy, Univ. of Nebraska; and former agronomist, AR-SEA-USDA, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583. Dr. Webster's address is Dep. of Plant Sciences, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. N31 is a sparse-bloom (h h) mutant found in the variety 'Martin' and is nearly devoid of wax (bloom) on the stems and leaves. This characteristic is associated with greenbug nonpreference and is reces-sive in its inheritance. If N31 is used in a hybrid, the male parent should carry the same gene for sparse bloom. N32 is a combine-height sorghum dominant for DWI and recessive atthe other three height loci. Aside from being a genetic height tester stock, N32 can be used with males of the same genetic height to pro-duce grain hybrids or with lines carrying complementary genes for forage sorghum hybrids. N32 is heavily seeded and has a juicy but nonsweet stem. N34 has two dominant height genes (DWh DW3). It can be used with males carrying complementary height genes to produce forage sorghum or sorghum x sudangrass hybrids. The seed of N34 has a colored testa layer. . N35, N36, N38, N39, and N40 were developed with the objective of obtaining combine-height female forage sorghum parents; evalua-tion of some of them reveals that they also make productive grain sorghum hybrids. Stalks of these lines are sweeter and juicier than those of most grain sorghums. N38 has waxy endosperm starch. N48 produces hybrids similar to those having N4692 females. N48 has two dominant height genes (DWh Dws, or Dws DW3)' but it normally can be combined for seed production. The inbreds are maintained by the Dep. of Agronomy, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583. Requests for 5-g samples of each A and B line should be directed to W. M. Ross at this address. Table 1. Brief description of 10 Nebraska A and B sorghum inbred lines. Reg. Seed Other pertinent no. Inbred Pedigree Identification color Genetic height characteristics PL49 N30 Redlsn selection 70LN5148 Red dw,Dw,dw,dw, Early PL50 N31 Martin mutant (h hI 73LN8844 Red dw,Dw,dw,dw, Sparse bloom (waxl PL51 N32 SC102-9 selection 71LN4288 White Dw,dw,dw,dw, PL52 N34 Early Hegari x Greenleaf 70LNI021 White Dw,dw,Dw,dw, Testa layer PL53 N35 Combine Kafir-60 x White Collier 70LNI069 White dw,Dw,dw,dw, PL54 N36 Combine Kafir-60 x White Sourless 70LNI076 White dw,Dw,dw,dw, PL55 N38 Combine Kafir-60 x Ellis 70LNl105 White dw,Dw,dw,dw,'!.. Waxy endosperm PL56 N39 Combine Kafir-60 x Atlas 70LNl109 White dw,Dw,dw,dw, PL57 N40 Combine Kafir-60 x Atlas 70LN1l17 White dw,Dw,dw,dw, PL58 N48 (Midland x Leoti'l x Atlas' 70LN4152 White Dw,Dw,dw,dw, or dw,Dw,Dw,dw, 834 

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