The present invention relates to plants, such as maize, sorghum or sugar cane, having improved digestibility, in particular improved stover digestibility. The present invention relates to a QTL allele associated with improved digestibility and specific marker alleles associated with the QTL allele. The present invention further relates to such plants, wherein the F35H gene is mutated or wherein F35H expression is altered. The invention also relates to methods for identifying plants having improved digestibility and methods for obtaining such plants.
本发明涉及玉米、高粱或甘蔗等植物,其消化率有所提高,特别是秸秆消化率有所提高。本发明涉及与消化率提高相关的 QTL 等位
基因以及与该 QTL 等位
基因相关的特定标记等位
基因。本发明进一步涉及此类植物,其中 F35H
基因发生突变或 F35H 表达发生改变。本发明还涉及鉴定消化率提高的植物的方法和获得这种植物的方法。