Association of variation in the sugarcane transcriptome with sugar content

Abstract Background Sugarcane is a major crop of the tropics cultivated mainly for its high sucrose content. The crop is genetically less explored due to its complex polyploid genome. Sucrose synthesis and accumulation are complex processes influenced by physiological, biochemical and genetic factor...

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Main Authors: Prathima P. Thirugnanasambandam, Nam V. Hoang, Agnelo Furtado, Frederick C. Botha, Robert J. Henry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-4302-5