Seed Today - Q1 2009 - (Page 20) Sorghum Genome Sequenced Genetic information opens the doors to new investigations “Sorghum’s importance is enormous,” said Andrew Paterson, a distinguished research professor and director of the Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, a joint unit of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Paterson and his collaborators mapped and analyzed the genome of Sorghum bicolor, placing 98 percent of its genes in their chromoDNA sequencer somal context. With 730 million bases, or letters of DNA, sorghum has a genetic code a quarter the size of the human genome. Drought tolerance makes sorghum important in dry regions. It needs only half the water it takes to grow corn. “Not nearly as much has been invested in sorghum as in corn,” Paterson says. “According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, sorghum yields increased less than one percent per year over the last 45 years, only about half the rate of corn, rice and wheat yields. “Something is wrong with this picture. If new information and tools from the sequencing change that, it’ll improve millions of people’s lives,” he says. The sorghum Paterson studied is drought tolerant, but its wild cousins can survive on even less water and resist more diseases and pests. Breeders may be able to use the sequence as a tool to blend desirable traits from wild varieties into improved commercial plants. Sorghum is also used to make biofuel which is why the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute got involved with sorghum sequencing. Second Grass Genome Sorghum is the second grass genome sequenced; rice was first. While the two grasses are similar—93 percent of the genes present in sorghum are also found in rice—the differences are important enough to warrant closer inspection. For example, Paterson’s team discovered that sorghum’s seed protein genes are completely different than the seed protein genes contained in rice. But they don’t know how or why. “The genes don’t just stand out and say, ‘Here I am. This is why I’m different from rice,’” Paterson says. “We have a lot of new questions to ask.” Response No. 201 20 First Quarter 2009 http://www.greenageproducts.com http://www.greenageproducts.com
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