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Characterization of novel Sorghum brown midrib mutants from an EMS-mutagenized population.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 2 Sept 2014
Sattler Scott E, Saballos Ana, Xin Zhanguo, Funnell-Harris Deanna L, Vermerris Wilfred, Pedersen Jeffrey F
Abstract excerpt
Reducing lignin concentration in lignocellulosic biomass can increase forage digestibility for ruminant livestock and saccharification yields of biomass for bioenergy. In sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) and several other C4 grasses, brown midrib (bmr) mutants have been shown to reduce lignin concentration. Putative bmr mutants isolated from an EMS-mutagenized population were characterized and classified...
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