Transcriptome profiling reveals differentially expressed genes associated with flowering time in contrasting switchgrass genotypes

Switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum L.) has become an important biofuel crop. The experiment was designed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) for flowering time in switchgrass genotypes contrasting in heading and anthesis dates. Phytomers of early‐ (S041) and late‐flowering (B901) parents and early‐ (7071) and late‐flowering (7055) F 2 genotypes were collected on two sampling dates of vegetative stages, and transcriptome profiling was...