Seedling growth and fall armyworm feeding preference influenced by dhurrin production in sorghum

10.4231/H1VR-0R08

Mitchell Tuinstra , Shelby M Gruss

12/22/2021

Dhurrin plays a key role in host-plant defense of sorghum. Studies of genetic mutants coupled with nondestructive phenotyping techniques revealed a significant metabolic tradeoff between dhurrin production and plant growth in sorghum seedlings.

acyanogenic Agronomy dhurrin Fall Armyworm Phenotyping