GrainGenes 2.0. an improved resource for the small-grains community

Victoria Carollo1, David E Matthews, Gerard R Lazo

  • 1United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, California 94710, USA. vcarollo@pw.usda.gov

Plant Physiology
|October 13, 2005
PubMed
Summary

GrainGenes is an international database for genetic and genomic information on Triticeae species like wheat and barley. This resource serves as a vital hub for researchers, facilitating crop improvement through curated data and integrated genomic information.

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