Development of genetic and genomic research resources for Brachypodium distachyon, a new model system for grass crop research

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Garvin, David F ^a   Gu, Yong Qiang ^b   Hasterok, Robert ^c   Hazen, Samuel P ^d   Jenkins, Glyn ^e   Mockler, Todd C ^f   Mur, Luis A J ^e   Vogel, John P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^d SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYPODIUM; BRACHYPODIUM DISTACHYON; ORYZA SATIVA; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 42449097595     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.06.0332tpg     Document Type: Review

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