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De novo transcriptome assembly of drought tolerant CAM plants, Agave deserti and Agave tequilana.
BMC genomics - 19 Aug 2013
Gross Stephen M, Martin Jeffrey A, Simpson June, Abraham-Juarez María Jazmín, Wang Zhong, Visel Axel
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BACKGROUND: Agaves are succulent monocotyledonous plants native to xeric environments of North America. Because of their adaptations to their environment, including crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM, a water-efficient form of photosynthesis), and existing technologies for ethanol production, agaves have gained attention both as potential lignocellulosic bioenergy feedstocks and models for exploring plant...
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