Improved node culture methods for rapid vegetative propagation of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)

Abstract Background Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is an important bioenergy and forage crop. The outcrossing nature of switchgrass makes it infeasible to maintain a genotype through sexual propagation. Current asexual propagation protocols in switchgrass have various limitations. An easy and hig...

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Main Authors: Yongqin Wang, Weihong Dong, Malay C. Saha, Michael K. Udvardi, Yun Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-02903-z