A team including JGI researchers has produced a high-quality reference sequence of the complex switchgrass genome. Building off this work, researchers at JBEI and other DOE Bioenergy Research Centers are exploring improvements to switchgrass through more targeted genome editing techniques. https://jgi.doe.gov/fields-of-breeders-dreams-switchgrass-team-effort-targeted-crop-improvements/
January 2019 – July 2022
