Description:
BTx623 (USDA-ARS GRIN PI 564163), is an elite maintainer line with a pedigree of
BTx3197xSCI 70-6-4. PI568016, known as Niu Sheng Zui (NSZ) is a landrace from China classified
under nervosum-broomcom working group of sorghum. A recombinant inbred population developed by
single seed descent breeding technique from F2 to F7 generations was produced from a cross between
BTx623 x PI568016 (Niu Sheng Zui), consisting of 292 inbred lines, evaluated for expression of early
season cold tolerance based on field and controlled condition(l 5°C) germinability/emergence and seedling vigor.