Overexpression of AtLOV1 in Switchgrass alters plant architecture, lignin content, and flowering time.

BACKGROUND: Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a prime candidate crop for biofuel feedstock production in the United States. As it is a self-incompatible polyploid perennial species, breeding elite and stable switchgrass cultivars with traditional breeding methods is very challenging. Translationa...

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Main Authors: Bin Xu, Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh, Yuhong Tang, Michael K Udvardi, Ji-Yi Zhang, Zhengxing Shen, Maria Balota, Kim Harich, Percival Y-H Zhang, Bingyu Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3530547?pdf=render