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Applying genotyping (TILLING) and phenotyping analyses to elucidate gene function in a chemically induced sorghum mutant population.
BMC plant biology - 14 Oct 2008
Xin Zhanguo, Wang Ming Li, Barkley Noelle A, Burow Gloria, Franks Cleve, Pederson Gary, Burke John
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BACKGROUND: Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is ranked as the fifth most important grain crop and serves as a major food staple and fodder resource for much of the world, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. The recent surge in sorghum research is driven by its tolerance to drought/heat stresses and its strong potential as a bioenergy feedstock. Completion of the sorghum genome sequence has opened new...
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