Publications by authors named "Paloma Mieko Sato"
Background: Sugarcane is the source of sugar in all tropical and subtropical countries and is becoming increasingly important for bio-based fuels. However, its large (10 Gb), polyploid, complex genome has hindered genome based breeding efforts. Here we release the largest and most diverse set of sugarcane genome sequences to date, as part of an on-going initiative to provide a sugarcane genomic information resource, with the ultimate goal of producing a gold standard genome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- Sugarcane is a key crop for sugar and biofuels, and developing drought-tolerant varieties could help expand its cultivation into less favorable regions.
- Researchers studied sugarcane's drought responses using a specialized oligonucleotide array, identifying 987 differentially expressed genes after various drought durations.
- The study found that a significant portion of the expressed genes were related to carbohydrate and RNA metabolism, with high validation rates for their gene expression results.