Switchgrass genomic diversity, ploidy, and evolution: novel insights from a network-based SNP discovery protocol

F Lu, AE Lipka, J Glaubitz, R Elshire, JH Cherney… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a perennial grass that has been designated as an
herbaceous model biofuel crop for the United States of America. To facilitate accelerated …

Senescence, dormancy and tillering in perennial C4 grasses

G Sarath, LM Baird, RB Mitchell - Plant Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Perennial, temperate, C 4 grasses, such as switchgrass and miscanthus have been
tabbed as sources of herbaceous biomass for the production of green fuels and chemicals …

The switchgrass microbiome: a review of structure, function, and taxonomic distribution

R Hestrin, MR Lee, BK Whitaker… - Phytobiomes …, 2021 - Am Phytopath Society
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has been championed as a promising bioenergy crop
due to its high productivity across a wide environmental range. The switchgrass microbiome …

Switchgrass breeding, genetics, and genomics

MD Casler - Switchgrass: a valuable biomass crop for energy, 2012 - Springer
Switchgrass was one of the dominant species of the North American tallgrass prairie and
savanna ecosystems that once dominated a large portion of the continent. It is currently used …

De novotranscriptome characterization of Vitis vinifera cv. Corvina unveils varietal diversity

L Venturini, A Ferrarini, S Zenoni, GB Tornielli, M Fasoli… - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Background Plants such as grapevine (Vitis spp.) display significant inter-cultivar genetic
and phenotypic variation. The genetic components underlying phenotypic diversity in …

Adaptations between Ecotypes and along Environmental Gradients in Panicum virgatum

DB Lowry, KD Behrman, P Grabowski… - The American …, 2014 - journals.uchicago.edu
Determining the patterns and mechanisms of natural selection in the wild is of fundamental
importance to understanding the differentiation of populations and the evolution of new …

Transcriptome analysis of heat stress response in switchgrass (Panicum virgatumL.)

YF Li, Y Wang, Y Tang, VG Kakani, R Mahalingam - BMC Plant Biology, 2013 - Springer
Background Global warming predictions indicate that temperatures will increase by another
2-6° C by the end of this century. High temperature is a major abiotic stress limiting plant …

The switchgrass genome: tools and strategies

MD Casler, CM Tobias, SM Kaeppler… - The Plant …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a perennial grass species receiving significant focus
as a potential bioenergy crop. In the last 5 yr the switchgrass research community has …

Post-glacial evolution of Panicum virgatum: centers of diversity and gene pools revealed by SSR markers and cpDNA sequences

Y Zhang, JE Zalapa, AR Jakubowski, DL Price… - Genetica, 2011 - Springer
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), a central and Eastern USA native, is highly valued as a
component in tallgrass prairie and savanna restoration and conservation projects and a …

Natural hybrids and gene flow between upland and lowland switchgrass

Y Zhang, J Zalapa, AR Jakubowski, DL Price… - Crop …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a perennial grass native to the North American
tallgrass prairie and savanna habitats and is broadly adapted to the central and eastern …