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C o n t e n t s
Volume 1
F o r e w o r d L. D. Swindale vii
I n a u g u r a t i o n 1
W e l c o m i n g Address J. C. Davies 3
Inaugural Address L. D. Swindale 5
Objectives of the S y m p o s i u m L. R. House 11
S e s s i o n 1 — S e t t i n g t h e S c e n e 13
A Look Back at the 70s H. Doggett 15
Status of Sorghum Production as Compared to E. R. Leng 25
Other Cereals
Institutional Considerations as Related to R. W. C u m m i n g s 33
Sorghum Improvement in the 80s
Transforming Traditional Sorghums in India N. G. P. Rao 39
A Look Ahead into the 1980s L. R. House 61
D i s c u s s a n t - 1 J. C. Davies 69
Discussant - 2 R. Nicou 73
Discussion 75
S e s s i o n 2 — S o r g h u m a n d its E n v i r o n m e n t 81
The Physical Environment
M. V. K. Sivakumar 83
and S. M. Virmani
The Plant and its Environment
G. L. Wilson
101
and J. D. Eastin
D i s c u s s a n t - 1 S. K. Sinha 121
Discussant - 2 P. R. Goldsworthy 125
Discussion 127
S e s s i o n 3 — F a c t o r s R e d u c i n g S o r g h u m Yields 129
(a) E n v i r o n m e n t a l Stress 129
Reaction and Resistance of Grain Sorghum to W. R . Jordan 131
Heat and Drought
and C. Y. Sullivan
Response and Tolerance of Sorghum to J. M. Peacock 143
Temperature Stress
Mineral Nutrition of Grain S o r g h u m : Macronutrients R. J. K. Myers 161
and C. J. Asher
Mineral Nutritional Factors Reducing Sorghum Yields: R. B. Clark 179
Micronutrients and Acidity
Discussant - 1 N. C. Turner 191
Discussant - 2 A Blum 205
Discussion 209