Analysis of genetic diversity for biomass production and related traits unveils possible morphophysiological mechanisms underlying forage productivity in Leptochloa crinita.

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BACKGROUND: Leptochloa crinita is a native forage grass from arid and semi-arid regions of the Americas, typically used for range grazing. Forage biomass productivity (FBP) and drought tolerance are important traits exhibiting broad intraspecific variation. To investigate possible morphophysiological mechanisms underlying FBP, we monitored biomass production, both total and partitioned into different above-ground...

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• Biomass
• Drought Resistance
• ADM gene
• SLA gene
• Genetic Variation