FmMDb: A Versatile Database of Foxtail Millet Markers for Millets and Bioenergy Grasses Research

Venkata Suresh, B. and Mehanathan, M. and Misra, G. and Prasad, M. (2013) FmMDb: A Versatile Database of Foxtail Millet Markers for Millets and Bioenergy Grasses Research. PLoS ONE, 8 (8). p. 71418.

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Abstract

The prominent attributes of foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) including its small genome size, short life cycle, inbreeding nature, and phylogenetic proximity to various biofuel crops have made this crop an excellent model system to investigate various aspects of architectural, evolutionary and physiological significances in Panicoid bioenergy grasses. After release of its whole genome sequence, large-scale genomic resources in terms of molecular markers were generated for the improvement of both foxtail millet and its related species. Hence it is now essential to congregate, curate and make available these genomic resources for the benefit of researchers and breeders working towards crop improvement. In view of this, we have constructed the Foxtail millet Marker Database (FmMDb; http://www.nipgr.res.in/foxtail.html), a comprehensive online database for information retrieval, visualization and management of large-scale marker datasets with unrestricted public access. FmMDb is the first database which provides complete marker information to the plant science community attempting to produce elite cultivars of millet and bioenergy grass species, thus addressing global food insecurity.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: This work was financially supported by the core grant of National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi, India. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Author Affiliation: National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India
Subjects: Crop Improvement
Divisions: Millet
Depositing User: Mr. SanatKumar Behera
Date Deposited: 18 Aug 2013 11:47
Last Modified: 18 Aug 2013 11:47
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071418
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/11480

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