New research publications from our team - 10/21/21

Learn more about our research! Two research articles from our group have been published in the July/August 2021 issue of Crop Science.

  • Qiu, Y., Y. Yang, C.D. Hirsch, and E. Watkins. 2021. Building a reference transcriptome for the hexaploid hard fescue turfgrass (Festuca brevipila) using a combination of PacBio Isoseq and Illumina sequencing. Crop Science 61(4):2798-2811. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20489  [Open Access]

  • Breuillin‐Sessoms, F., D.P. Petrella, J.M. Trappe, N.T. Mihelich, A.J. Patton, and E. Watkins. 2021. Field evaluation of weed suppression in fine fescue (Festuca spp.). Crop Science 61(4):2812-2826. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20506  [Open Access]

These articles are Open Access, meaning that online access is free to everyone. Below we also have listed previous blog posts from our site on related topics. Visit our Research Publications page for even more research articles by our group.

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