Genetics and Genomics of Brachypodium

The Rise of Brachypodium as a Model System. - Phylogeny and Evolution of the Genus Brachypodium.- Molecular Cytogenetics in the Genus Brachypodium.- The Brachypodium distachyon Reference Genome.- Brachypodium Paleogenomics: From Genome Evolution to Translational Research in Grass Crops. Genome Size and the Role of Transposable Elements.- Genomic Diversity and Climate Adaptation in Brachypodium.- The microRNAs of Brachypodium.- Transformation and T-DNA Mutagenesis.- Mutagenesis: Chemical, Radiation, TILLING.- Library Resources: BACs, ESTs, Full-Length cDNAs, and Y2H.- Brachypodium distachyon Genetic Resources.- Brachypodium distachyon as a Model Species to Understand Grass Cell Walls.- Brachypodium Seed: A Potential Model for Studying Grain Development of Cereal Crops.- The Brachypodium distachyon Root System: A Tractable Model to Investigate Grass Roots.- Dissecting the Control of Flowering Time in Grasses Using Brachypodium distachyon. Brachypodium as a model for Grass and Cereal Diseases.- Brachypodium and the Abiotic Environment.- The Genus Brachypodium as a Model for Polyploidy and Perenniality.- Brachypodium as an Arabidopsis for the Grasses: Are We There Yet?.