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Transcriptomic analysis comparing stay-green and senescent Sorghum bicolor lines identifies a role for proline biosynthesis in the stay-green trait.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Dec 2015
Johnson Stephanie M, Cummins Ian, Lim Fei Ling, Slabas Antoni R, Knight Marc R
Abstract excerpt
Sorghum bicolor is an important cereal crop grown on the arid and semi-arid regions of >98 different countries. These regions are such that this crop is often subjected to low water conditions, which can compromise yields. Stay-green sorghum plants are able to retain green leaf area for longer under drought conditions and as such have higher yields than their senescent counterparts. However, the molecular and...
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