Vol. 36 No. NE-1 (2026): XXVIII Congreso Internacional en Ciencias Agrícolas
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Evaluation of 28 experimental hybrids of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench) under arid conditions of the Mexicali Valley

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  • Marisol Galicia Juárez,
  • Ulises Aranda-Lara,
  • Vielka Jeanethe Castañeda-Bustos,
  • Héctor Williams-Alanís,
  • Jimena Achiquen-Millan,
  • Blanca Margarita Montiel Batalla,
  • Francisco Javier Castañeda Trujano,
  • Juan Ángel Espinoza Alonso,
  • Luis Roberto Cervantes Ramírez
Marisol Galicia Juárez Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Mexicali MX

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Ulises Aranda-Lara Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias. (INIFAP).

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Vielka Jeanethe Castañeda-Bustos Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

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Héctor Williams-Alanís Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias

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Jimena Achiquen-Millan Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

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Blanca Margarita Montiel Batalla Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

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Francisco Javier Castañeda Trujano https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1255-9413

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Juan Ángel Espinoza Alonso Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

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Luis Roberto Cervantes Ramírez Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

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Published 2026-09-23

Copyright (c) 2026 Marisol Galicia Juárez, Ulises Aranda-Lara, Vielka Jeanethe Castañeda-Bustos, Héctor Williams-Alanís, Jimena Achiquen-Millan, Blanca Margarita Montiel Batalla, Francisco Javier Castañeda Trujano, Juan Ángel Espinoza Alonso, Luis Roberto Cervantes Ramírez

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Galicia Juárez, M., Aranda-Lara, U., Castañeda-Bustos, V. J., Williams-Alanís, H., Achiquen-Millan, J., Montiel Batalla, B. M., Castañeda Trujano, F. J., Espinoza Alonso, J. Ángel, & Cervantes Ramírez, L. R. (2026). Evaluation of 28 experimental hybrids of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench) under arid conditions of the Mexicali Valley. Acta Universitaria, 36(NE-1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2026.4959

Abstract

Climate change and the need to diversify crops in arid regions are driving the evaluation of new sorghum hybrids. In this study, 28 experimental hybrids (H1–H28) from northeastern Mexico and four commercial hybrids (T29–T32) were evaluated during the 2021 spring-summer growing season using a completely randomized design with three replicates. Agronomic, physiological, and yield variables were analyzed. Analysis of variance revealed significant differences in six of the seven agronomic variables, notably in exsertion length. Among physiological variables, the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and leaf chlorophyll content showed significant differences. Some hybrids outperformed the commercial controls in yield, suggesting their viability to be introduced in the Mexicali Valley. The correlations identified between agronomic and physiological variables and yield suggest their usefulness as early indicators for predicting crop performance during the initial phenological stages.

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