Kopecký, D., Studer, B.
BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES 32: 190-199, 2014

Keywords: Cytogenetics, Epigenetics, Genome-wide association studies (GWAS), Genome zipper, Genotyping by sequencing (GBS), Forage and turf grasses, Flow cytometry, Next generation sequencing (NGS), QTL analysis, Transcriptome sequencing
Abstract: Grassland is ofmajor importance for agricultural production and provides valuable ecosystemservices. Its impact is likely to rise in changing socio-economic and climatic environments. High yielding forage grass species are major components of sustainable grassland production. Understanding the genome structure and function of grassland species provides opportunities to accelerate crop improvement and thus to mitigate the future challenges of increased feed and food demand, scarcity of natural resources such as water and nutrients, and high product qualities. In this review, we will discuss a selection of technological developments that served asmain drivers to generate new insights into the structure and function of nuclear genomes.Many of these technologies were originally developed in human or animal science and are nowincreasingly applied in plant genomics.Our main goal is to highlight the benefits of using these technologies for forage and turf grass genome research, to discuss their potentials and limitations as well as their relevance for future applications.
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