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Genetic architecture of kernel composition in global sorghum germplasm.
BMC genomics - 5 Jan 2017
Rhodes Davina H, Hoffmann Leo, Rooney William L, Herald Thomas J, Bean Scott, Boyles Richard, Brenton Zachary W, Kresovich Stephen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is an important cereal crop for dryland areas in the United States and for small-holder farmers in Africa. Natural variation of sorghum grain composition (protein, fat, and starch) between accessions can be used for crop improvement, but the genetic controls are still unresolved. The goals of this study were to quantify natural variation of sorghum grain...
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