sorghum

Biology

Research improves understanding of pest resistance in sorghum

Joe Lewis, Harold W. Eberhardt Professor of Agricultural Entomology. Photo by Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of University Communications and Marketing Husker scientists have identified a key plant hormone that strengthens sorghum’s defenses against the threat of sugarcane aphids. The project is part of the university’s multidisciplinary research to better understand sorghum’s natural defenses against pests. Scientists from…