Root lodging is a physical stress that changes gene expression from sucrose accumulation to degradation in sorghum

Root lodging is a physical stress that changes gene expression from sucrose accumulation to degradation in sorghum

Abstract Background Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) is used as a raw material for biofuels because it accumulates sugars at high levels in the stem. Lodging of sorghum occurs when the soil is wet and very high winds blow across the field. In root lodging, the roots are pulled loose from the soil, causi...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Mizuno, Shigemitsu Kasuga, Hiroyuki Kawahigashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Biofuel
RNA-seq
Stem
Sugar content
Sugar metabolism
Sugar transporter
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-017-1218-9

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