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ArticleJournal of applied genetics2026

An updated molecular toolkit for genomics-assisted breeding of waxy sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench].

Melinda K Yerka, Zhiyuan Liu, Scott Bean, Deepti Nigam, Chad Hayes, Diego Druetto, Gabriel Krishnamoorthy, Shelley Meiwes, Gonzalo Cucit, Gunvant B Patil and 1 more

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Melinda K YerkaDepartment of Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, USA. myerka@unr.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7210-8684
Zhiyuan LiuInstitute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance (IGCAST), Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Scott BeanUSDA-ARS Grain Quality and Structure Research Unit, Manhattan, KS, USA.
Deepti NigamInstitute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance (IGCAST), Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Chad HayesUSDA-ARS Plant Stress and Germplasm Development Research Unit, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Diego DruettoRichardson Seeds Ltd., Vega, TX, USA.
Gabriel KrishnamoorthyRichardson Seeds Ltd., Vega, TX, USA.
Shelley MeiwesRichardson Seeds Ltd., Vega, TX, USA.
Gonzalo CucitNuseed, Laverton, VIC, Australia.
Gunvant B PatilInstitute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance (IGCAST), Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Yinping JiaoInstitute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance (IGCAST), Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA. yjiao@ttu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6016-9639

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Agricultural Research Service 3096-21000-024-000-DNational Institute of Food and Agriculture 2019-67014-29174National Institute of Food and Agriculture NEV00763
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Abstract

Several mutations of the sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] GRANULE-BOUND STARCH SYNTHASE (GBSS) gene [Sobic.010G022600; commonly known as Waxy (Wx)] result in a low amylose:amylopectin starch ratio. Recessive waxy (wx) alleles improve starch digestibility in ethanol production, human foods and beverages, and animal feed. However, breeding waxy sorghum is challenging due to reliance on traditional PCR markers for genotyping, which are not amenable to next-generation sequencing (NGS). Most commercial breeding programs use high-throughput genotyping and genomic selection in large, segregating populations prior to flowering. This study provides the first published NGS markers for the two most commonly used waxy (wx) alleles of sorghum and is the first to fully sequence the large insertion that is causal of the wx

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GenomicsPlant BreedingPlant ProteinsSorghumStarch SynthaseAllelesAmyloseGenetic MarkersGenome, PlantGenotypeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingAmyloseGenetic MarkersPlant ProteinsStarch Synthasewaxy protein, plantBreedingGrain qualityMolecular markersSorghumWaxy

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