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Allele mining in diverse accessions of tropical grasses to improve forage quality and reduce environmental impact.
Annals of botany - 7 Sept 2021
Hanley Steve J, Pellny Till K, de Vega Jose J, Castiblanco Valheeria, Arango Jacobo, Eastmond Peter J, Heslop-Harrison J S Pat, Mitchell Rowan A C
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The C4Urochloa species (syn. Brachiaria) and Megathyrsus maximus (syn. Panicum maximum) are used as pasture for cattle across vast areas in tropical agriculture systems in Africa and South America. A key target for variety improvement is forage quality: enhanced digestibility could decrease the amount of land required per unit production, and enhanced lipid content could decrease methane...
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