TY - JOUR A2 - Xu, Yunbi AU - Paterson, Andrew H. PY - 2008 DA - 2008/04/23 TI - Genomics of Sorghum SP - 362451 VL - 2008 AB - Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a subject of plant genomics research based on its importance as one of the world's leading cereal crops, a biofuels crop of high and growing importance, a progenitor of one of the world's most noxious weeds, and a botanical model for many tropical grasses with complex genomes. A rich history of genome analysis, culminating in the recent complete sequencing of the genome of a leading inbred, provides a foundation for invigorating progress toward relating sorghum genes to their functions. Further characterization of the genomes other than Saccharinae cereals may shed light on mechanisms, levels, and patterns of evolution of genome size and structure, laying the foundation for further study of sugarcane and other economically important members of the group. SN - 1687-5370 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/362451 DO - 10.1155/2008/362451 JF - International Journal of Plant Genomics PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -