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De novo assembly of red clover transcriptome based on RNA-Seq data provides insight into drought response, gene discovery and marker identification.
BMC genomics - 9 Jun 2014
Yates Steven A, Swain Martin T, Hegarty Matthew J, Chernukin Igor, Lowe Matthew, Allison Gordon G, Ruttink Tom, Abberton Michael T, Jenkins Glyn, Skøt Leif
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is a versatile forage crop legume, which can tolerate a variety of soils and is suitable for silage production for winter feed and for grazing. It is one of the most important forage legumes in temperate livestock agriculture. Its beneficial attributes include ability to fix nitrogen, improve soil and provide protein rich animal feed. It is however, a short-lived...
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