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Functional Diversity of Diterpene Synthases in the Biofuel Crop Switchgrass.
Plant physiology - 1 Sept 2018
Pelot Kyle A, Chen Ruibing, Hagelthorn David M, Young Cari A, Addison J Bennett, Muchlinski Andrew, Tholl Dorothea, Zerbe Philipp
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Diterpenoids constitute a diverse class of metabolites with critical functions in plant development, defense, and ecological adaptation. Major monocot crops, such as maize (Zea mays) and rice (Oryza sativa), deploy diverse blends of specialized diterpenoids as core components of biotic and abiotic stress resilience. Here, we describe the genome-wide identification and functional characterization of stress-related...
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