Global transcriptome sequencing using the Illumina platform and the development of EST-SSR markers in autotetraploid alfalfa.

BACKGROUND: Alfalfa is the most widely cultivated forage legume and one of the most economically valuable crops in the world. The large size and complexity of the alfalfa genome has delayed the development of genomic resources for alfalfa research. Second-generation Illumina transcriptome sequencing...

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Main Authors: Zhipeng Liu, Tianlong Chen, Lichao Ma, Zhiguang Zhao, Patrick X Zhao, Zhibiao Nan, Yanrong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3861513?pdf=render