Molecular breeding of switchgrass for use as a biofuel crop

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 553-558

  Bouton, Joseph H ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DNA MARKER; HEMICELLULOSE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BREEDING; CROP; CROP IMPROVEMENT; GENOTYPE; HERITABILITY; HYBRIDIZATION; MILLET; NONHUMAN; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TAXONOMY; UNITED STATES;

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BREEDING; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; GENOMICS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; PANICUM; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 36549029334     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2007.08.012     Document Type: Review

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