Energy Sorghum-A genetic model for the design of C4 grass bioenergy crops

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 3479-3489

  Mullet, John ^a   Morishige, Daryl ^a   McCormick, Ryan ^a   Truong, Sandra ^a   Hilley, Josie ^a   McKinley, Brian ^a   Anderson, Robert ^a   Olson, Sara N ^a   Rooney, William ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass yield; Energy Sorghum; Flowering time; Genomics; Traits

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL;

BIOMASS; BREEDING; CROP; ENERGY METABOLISM; FLOWER; GENETICS; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENOME; POACEAE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SORGHUM; TIME;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BREEDING; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FLOWERS; GENOME, PLANT; GENOMICS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POACEAE; SORGHUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84925229426     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru229     Document Type: Review

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