CSI Seminar Sakiko Okumoto, May 13 at 11 AM CT
The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) is hosting a virtual seminar given by Seminar Sakiko. from the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M AgriLife Research, on Tuesday, May 13 at 11 AM CT. The title of the talk is “Enhancing Biological Nitrification Inhibition activities in sorghum.” Dr. Okumoto will present her team’s research on enhancing Biological Nitrification Inhibition (BNI) in sorghum to reduce nitrogen loss from agricultural soils. While modern farming has largely overlooked BNI, its revival offers a sustainable solution to nitrogen-related environmental issues such as N₂O emissions and nitrate pollution. Sorghum naturally produces the BNI compound sorgoleone, and her team has identified key genes involved in its synthesis and secretion. Their findings suggest that sorgoleone production is heritable and can be increased through targeted breeding and biotechnology.
For information on this and future seminars visit the CSI seminar webpage.
