Topics:
BESC co-inventors Sara Jawdy and Lee Gunter evaluating growth performance of rice plants carrying the lignin reducing-flavonoid enhancing mechanism.
• The invention provides a genetic mechanism for the reduction of lignin biosynthesis while increasing concentration of desirable flavonoids.
• Reduced lignin content increases digestibility and nutritional value of animal feedstocks such as alfalfa, corn and sorghum.
• Forage Genetics plans to evaluate commercial viability of this technology in alfalfa, corn and sorghum forage crops as animal feedstocks.
