Root lodging is a physical stress that changes gene expression from sucrose accumulation to degradation in sorghum
Abstract Background Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) is used as a raw material for biofuels because it accumulates sugars at high levels in the stem. Lodging of sorghum occurs when the soil is wet and very high winds blow across the field. In root lodging, the roots are pulled loose from the soil, causi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-017-1218-9 |