Brachypodium

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • Brachypodium as a model for the grasses: today and the future. 
  • Environmental aridity is associated with cytotype segregation and polyploidy occurrence in Brachypodium distachyon (Poaceae). 
  • Genome diversity in Brachypodium distachyon: deep sequencing of highly diverse inbred lines. 
  • High-throughput imaging and analysis of root system architecture in Brachypodium distachyon under differential nutrient availability. 
  • Natural variation, differentiation, and genetic trade-offs of ecophysiological traits in response to water limitation in Brachypodium distachyon and its descendent allotetraploid B. hybridum (Poaceae). 
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  Keywords of People

  • Mitchell-Olds, Thomas, Newman Ivey White Professor of Biology in Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Biology