Combining enhanced biomass density with reduced lignin level for improved forage quality

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 895-904

  Gallego Giraldo, Lina ^a   Shadle, Gail ^a   Shen, Hui ^a,b   Barros Rios, Jaime ^a   Fresquet Corrales, Sandra ^c   Wang, Huanzhong ^d   Dixon, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b Chromatin Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Biofuels; Forage quality; Maize

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN; MESSENGER RNA; PLANT PROTEIN;

ALFALFA; BIOMASS; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PANICUM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIOMASS; CELL WALL; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; LIGNIN; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PANICUM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84958945998     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12439     Document Type: Article

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