Pollen-mediated gene flow from transgenic to non-transgenic switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) in the field

Pollen-mediated gene flow from transgenic to non-transgenic switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) in the field

Abstract Background Switchgrass is C4 perennial grass species that is being developed as a cellulosic bioenergy feedstock. It is wind-pollinated and considered to be an obligate outcrosser. Genetic engineering has been used to alter cell walls for more facile bioprocessing and biofuel yield. Gene fl...

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Main Authors: Reginald Millwood, Madhugiri Nageswara-Rao, Rongjian Ye, Ellie Terry-Emert, Chelsea R. Johnson, Micaha Hanson, Jason N. Burris, Charles Kwit, C. Neal Stewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Subjects:
Switchgrass
Bioenergy
Hybridization
Gene flow
Pollen dispersal
Transgenic
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12896-017-0363-4

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