Microalgae have become a promising novel and sustainable feedstock for meeting the rising
demand for food and feed. However, microalgae-based products are currently hindered by …

Recent advances in large-scale genome sequencing projects have opened up new
possibilities for the application of conventional mutation techniques in not only forward but …

We have created a library of 2007 mutagenized Caenorhabditis elegans strains, each
sequenced to a target depth of 15-fold coverage, to provide the research community with …

Background Rice is both a food source for a majority of the world's population and an
important model system. Available functional genomics resources include targeted insertion …

Abstract Background Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is ranked as the fifth most
important grain crop and serves as a major food staple and fodder resource for much of the …

Background Preparation of large quantity and high quality genomic DNA from a large
number of plant samples is a major bottleneck for most genetic and genomic analyses, such …

Abstract Background The Brassicaceae family includes the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana
as well as a number of agronomically important species such as oilseed crops (in particular …

A sodium azide‐mutagenized population of barley (cv.'Morex') was developed and utilized
to identify mutants at target genes using the 'targeting induced local lesions in …

Mutation is a heritable change in the genetic material of living organisms and therefore a
major driver of species diversity and evolution. Mutation may be spontaneous or induced …

Main conclusion Sorghum research has entered an exciting and fruitful era due to the
genetic, genomic, and breeding resources that are now available to researchers and plant …