Setaria viridis and Setaria italica, model genetic systems for the Panicoid grasses

Setaria italica and its wild ancestor Setaria viridis are diploid C(4) grasses with small genomes of ∼515 Mb. Both species have attributes that make them attractive as model systems. Setaria italica is a grain crop widely grown in Northern China and India that is closely related to the major food an...

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Publié dans:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 62(2011), 9 vom: 03. Mai, Seite 3031-7
Auteur principal: Li, Pinghua (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Brutnell, Thomas P
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2011
Accès à la collection:Journal of experimental botany
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Review Biofuels