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Sugarcane genes associated with sucrose content.
BMC genomics - 21 Mar 2009
Papini-Terzi Flávia S, Rocha Flávia R, Vêncio Ricardo Z N, Felix Juliana M, Branco Diana S, Waclawovsky Alessandro J, Del Bem Luiz E V, Lembke Carolina G, Costa Maximiller D L, Nishiyama Milton Y, Vicentini Renato, Vincentz Michel G A, Ulian Eugênio C, Menossi Marcelo, Souza Glaucia M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sucrose content is a highly desirable trait in sugarcane as the worldwide demand for cost-effective biofuels surges. Sugarcane cultivars differ in their capacity to accumulate sucrose and breeding programs routinely perform crosses to identify genotypes able to produce more sucrose. Sucrose content in the mature internodes reach around 20% of the culms dry weight. Genotypes in the populations reflect...
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