Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Identification of an extensive gene cluster among a family of PPOs in Trifolium pratense L. (red clover) using a large insert BAC library | BMC Plant Biology BioMed Central Open Access Research article Identification of an extensive gene cluster among a family of PPOs in Trifolium pratense L. red clover using a large insert BAC library Ana Winters 1 Sue Heywood2 Kerrie Farrar1 Iain Donnison1 Ann Thomas1 and K Judith Webb 1 Address 1Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Gogerddan Aberystwyth Ceredigion SY23 3EB UK and 2CNAP Artemisia Research Project Department of Biology - Area 7 University of York Heslington PO Box 373 York YO10 5YW UK Email Ana Winters - alg@ Sue Heywood - sh603@ Kerrie Farrar-kkf@ Iain Donnison - isd@ Ann Thomas - amt@ K Judith Webb - jxw@ Corresponding author fEqual contributors Published 20 July 2009 Received 26 February 2009 BMC Plant Biology 2009 9 94 doi 1471-2229-9-94 Accepted 20 July 2009 This article is available from http 1471-2229 9 94 2009 Winters et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Polyphenol oxidase PPO activity in plants is a trait with potential economic agricultural and environmental impact. In relation to the food industry PPO-induced browning causes unacceptable discolouration in fruit and vegetables from an agriculture perspective PPO can protect plants against pathogens and environmental stress improve ruminant growth by increasing nitrogen absorption and decreasing nitrogen loss to the environment through the animal s urine. The high PPO legume red clover has a significant economic and environmental role in sustaining low-input organic and conventional farms. Molecular markers for a range of important agricultural traits are being developed for red .