Brachypodium: A promising hub between model species and cereals

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 5683-5686

  Girin, Thomas ^a   David, Laure C ^a   Chardin, Camille ^a   Sibout, Richard ^a   Krapp, Anne ^a   Ferrario Méry, Sylvie ^a   Daniel Vedele, Françoise ^a  

^a INSTITUT JEAN PIERRE BOURGIN   (France)

Author keywords

Barley; Brachypodium; Cell wall; Genomics; Nitrogen use efficiency; Plant pathogens; Roots; Seeds; Wheat

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRACHYPODIUM; CELL WALL; CEREAL; CROP; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HORDEUM; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENOME; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; WHEAT;

BRACHYPODIUM; CELL WALL; CEREALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GENOME, PLANT; GENOMICS; HORDEUM; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDS; TRITICUM;

EID: 84922258385     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru376     Document Type: Review

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