Identification of Genomic Regions Associated with Seedling Frost Tolerance in Sorghum.

(L.) Moench is the fifth most valuable cereal crop globally. Although sorghum is tolerant to drought and elevated temperatures, it is susceptible to chilling, frost, and freezing stresses.

Novel QTL for chilling tolerance at germination and early seedling stages in sorghum.

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) a drought tolerant staple crop for half a billion people in Africa and Asia, an important source of animal feed throughout the world and a biofuel feedstock of growing importanceorghum's originated from tropical regions rendering the crop to be cold sensitive. Low temperature stresses such as chilling and frost greatly affect the agronomic performance of sorghum and limit its geographical distribution, posing a major problem in temperate environments when sorghum is planted early.