Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
taBle 23.1
comparison of model and crop Plants
Brachypodium
distachyon
Arabidopsis
thaliana
triticum
aestivum
panicum
virgatum
Sorghum
bicolor
Miscanthus
×
giganteus
oryza sativa
Zea mays
Common name
Brachypodium
Arabidopsis
Rice
Wheat
Maize
Switchgrass
Sorghum
Miscanthus
Height (cm)
15-20
15-20
100
50
155-215
200
170-320
400
Density (plants/m
2
)
1000
2000
36
50
6
6
13
2
Growth requirements
Simple
Simple
Demanding
Simple
Simple
Simple
Simple
Simple
Generation time (weeks)
8-12
8-12
30
12
14-20
26
17
N/A
Reproduction
Selfing
Selfing
Selfing
Selfing
Outcrossing:
self-compatible
Outcrossing:
self-incompatible
Outcrossing:
self-compatible
Sterile/rhizome
Genome size (Mbp)
272
a
119
a
382
a
16,000
2500
2400
758
a
6800
Ploidy
2
x
2
x
2
x
6
x
2
x
4
x
-8
x
2
x
3
x
1
n
chromosome number
5
5
12
7
10
9
10
19
Cell wall type
Type II
Type I
Type II
Type II
Type II
Type II
Type II
Type II
N/A, not applicable.
a
Assembled genome sizes.
