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Perennial plants for biofuel production: Bridging genomics and field research
Author(s) -
Alves Alexandre Alonso,
Laviola Bruno G.,
Formighieri Eduardo F.,
Carels Nicolas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
biotechnology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.144
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1860-7314
pISSN - 1860-6768
DOI - 10.1002/biot.201400201
Subject(s) - genomic selection , perennial plant , context (archaeology) , genomics , microbiology and biotechnology , biofuel , production (economics) , biology , agroforestry , agronomy , genome , economics , gene , paleontology , macroeconomics , genotype , single nucleotide polymorphism , biochemistry
Genomics provides the opportunity to explore the relationships of genes and phenotypes: its operational use in the context of breeding programs through strategies such as genomic selection, promises to foster the development of perennial crops dedicated to biodiesel production by increasing the efficiency of breeding programs and by shortening the length of the breeding cycles.