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A mini foxtail millet with an Arabidopsis-like life cycle as a C4 model system.
Nature plants - 1 Sept 2020
Yang Zhirong, Zhang Haoshan, Li Xukai, Shen Huimin, Gao Jianhua, Hou Siyu, Zhang Bin, Mayes Sean, Bennett Malcolm, Ma Jianxin, Wu Chuanyin, Sui Yi, Han Yuanhuai, Wang Xingchun
Abstract excerpt
Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) is an important crop species and an emerging model plant for C4 grasses. However, functional genomics research on foxtail millet is challenging because of its long generation time, relatively large stature and recalcitrance to genetic transformation. Here we report the development of xiaomi, a rapid-cycling mini foxtail millet mutant as a C4 model system. Five to six generations...
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