Development and characterization of an oat TILLING-population and identification of mutations in lignin and β-glucan biosynthesis genes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Oat, <it>Avena sativa </it>is the sixth most important cereal in the world. Presently oat is mostly used as feed for animals. However, oat also has special properties that make it beneficial for human consumption and has...

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Main Authors: Vivekanand Vivekanand, Larsson Mikael, Bräutigam Marcus, Sikora Per, Chawade Aakash, Nakash Montedar, Chen Tingsu, Olsson Olof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/10/86