Transcriptome assembly and annotation of johnsongrass () rhizomes identify candidate rhizome-specific genes.

Rhizomes facilitate the wintering and vegetative propagation of many perennial grasses. (johnsongrass) is an aggressive perennial grass that relies on a robust rhizome system to persist through winters and reproduce asexually from its rootstock nodes. This study aimed to sequence and assemble expressed transcripts within the johnsongrass rhizome.