A detailed gene expression study of the Miscanthusgenus reveals changes in the transcriptome associated with the rejuvenation of spring rhizomes

Table 1 Miscanthus RNA-Seq libraries sequenced for this study

Miscanthus accessions	Tissue	Total bases
Miscanthus accessions	Tissue	(Billion base pairs)
Miscanthus x giganteus ‘Illinois clone’	RO², RZ^{1 and 3}, RB², ES^{1 and 2}, VA¹, SA¹, ST², PA², II¹, MI², ML¹, FR³	41.50
Miscanthus sacchariflorus ‘Golf Course’	Mixed	6.54
Miscanthus sinensis ‘White Kaskade’	Mixed	4.32
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Goliath’	Mixed	4.57
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Amur Silvergrass’	Leaf	3.83
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Grosse Fontaine’	Leaf	11.18
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Undine’	Leaf	10.27
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Zebrinus’	Leaf	3.94

Abbreviations: RO Root, RZ Spring Rhizome, RB Rhizome Bud, ES Emerging Shoot, VA Vegetative Shoot Apex, SA Sub-Apex Shoot, ST Stem, PA Pre-Flowering Apex, II Immature Inflorescence, MI Mature Inflorescence, ML Mature Leaf, FR Fall Rhizome, Mixed (RNA made after pooling RO, RZ, RB, ES, VA, SA, PA, II, MI and ML tissues);
¹denotes 36 bp paired-end reads.
²denotes 76 bp paired-end reads.
³denotes 100 bp paired-end reads.

ISSN: 1471-2164