PHENOTYPIC SELECTION OF GRAIN SORGHUM RESTORER LINES

– This study aimed to select grain sorghum R lines based on grain yield and disease traits. The experiment consisted of 360 experimental R lines and two checks cultivars CMSXS180R and 9503062R. The experimental design used was of augmented blocks. The evaluated characteristics were plant height, days to flowering, thousand-grain mass, grain yield, and evaluation of leaf blight ( Exserohilum turcicum ) and anthracnose ( Colletotrichum graminicola ). In the analysis of variance, the interaction between Lines and checks was significant for all characteristics evaluated. All traits showed heritability above 70%, except a thousand-grain mass below 60%. In this work, the lines that obtained the best means were L57 and L74, considered earlier, with plant height ideal for grain and a high grain yield and resistance to foliar diseases.