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Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa's indigenous cereal crop sorghum.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2013
Mace Emma S, Tai Shuaishuai, Gilding Edward K, Li Yanhong, Prentis Peter J, Bian Lianle, Campbell Bradley C, Hu Wushu, Innes David J, Han Xuelian, Cruickshank Alan, Dai Changming, Frère Céline, Zhang Haikuan, Hunt Colleen H, Wang Xianyuan, Shatte Tracey, Wang Miao, Su Zhe, Li Jun, Lin Xiaozhen, Godwin Ian D, Jordan David R, Wang Jun
Abstract excerpt
Sorghum is a food and feed cereal crop adapted to heat and drought and a staple for 500 million of the world's poorest people. Its small diploid genome and phenotypic diversity make it an ideal C4 grass model as a complement to C3 rice. Here we present high coverage (16-45 × ) resequenced genomes of 44 sorghum lines representing the primary gene pool and spanning dimensions of geographic origin, end-use and...
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