Switchgrass metabolomics reveals striking genotypic and developmental differences in specialized metabolic phenotypes
X. Li, S. J. Sarma, L. W. Sumner, A. D. Jones, R. L. Last
The paper uses metabolomics to show that switchgrass has diverse specialized metabolites varying by tissue and ecotype, with saponins being particularly abundant and ecotype-specific.
bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2020Plant Biology