Exploring the switchgrass transcriptome using second-generation sequencing technology.

BACKGROUND: Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a C4 perennial grass and widely popular as an important bioenergy crop. To accelerate the pace of developing high yielding switchgrass cultivars adapted to diverse environmental niches, the generation of genomic resources for this plant is necessary....

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Main Authors: Yixing Wang, Xin Zeng, Niranjani J Iyer, Douglas W Bryant, Todd C Mockler, Ramamurthy Mahalingam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3315583?pdf=render