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Brachypodium > Brachypodium distachyon

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Created: 2022-06-14T15:56:42Z

Brachypodium distachyon  

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  • Information Brachypodium distachyon, commonly called purple false brome or stiff brome, is a grass species native to southern Europe, northern Africa and southwestern Asia east to India. It is related to the major cereal grain species wheat, barley, oats, maize, rice, rye, sorghum, and millet. It has many qualities that make it an excellent model organism for functional genomics research in temperate grasses, cereals, and dedicated biofuel crops such as switchgrass.

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachypodium_distachyon

    Created: 2/21/22

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