Anthracnose, caused by the hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen Colletotrichum sublineola , is a significant constraint to sorghum production worldwide. Developing resistant cultivars is the most sustainable control strategy, but it requires constant additional sources of resistance genes. Here, we applied machine learning (ML) approaches, specifically Bootstrap Forest and Boosted Tree models, to identify single-nucleotide polymorph...

Grain mold is one of the most devasting diseases in sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor L. (Moench)] that affects the endosperm and deteriorates the pericarp tissue, reducing the quality of the grain. Today, sorghum breeding programs have a limited number of sources of resistance for the development of resistant cultivars. Therefore, the USDA-Agriculture Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System Sudan core collection was assesse...