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Genomics of Sorghum, a Semi-Arid Cereal and Emerging Model for Tropical Grass Genomics

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Genomics of Tropical Crop Plants

Part of the book series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models ((PGG,volume 1))

Abstract

Sorghum, an important failsafe crop in the global agroecosystem, is also emerging as a model for tropical grasses based on its small and well-characterized genome, low level of gene duplication, and close relationship to the larger and more complex genomes of maize and sugarcane. A whole-genome shotgun sequence of the sorghum genome is complete and being annotated. The sorghum sequence, together with the attributes of sorghum as a prospective functional genomics and association genetics system, has many implications for better understanding the structure, function, and evolution of cereal genomes. In addition, the sequence will raise to a new level the opportunities to engage genomics in the improvement of human livelihood in arid and semi-arid tropical regions in which sorghum is a staple. Already established as a seed-based ethanol crop, progress in understanding the genetic control of perenniality in sorghum makes it also promising as a cellulosic biofuels crop.

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Paterson, A.H., Bowers, J.E., Feltus, F.A. (2008). Genomics of Sorghum, a Semi-Arid Cereal and Emerging Model for Tropical Grass Genomics. In: Moore, P.H., Ming, R. (eds) Genomics of Tropical Crop Plants. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71219-2_20

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