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- proper noun A taxonomic
subfamily within thefamily Poaceae — very manygrasses .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The other important grass groups that, combined, provide the bulk of human nutrition are Ehrhartoideae, which includes rice; and Panicoideae, with includes corn, sorghum, sugarcane and other grass crops.
innovations-report 2010
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Three subfamilies of grasses, the Ehrhartoideae, Panicoideae and Pooideae, provide the bulk of human nutrition and are poised to become major sources of renewable energy.
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So far, genomic efforts have largely focused on two economically important grass subfamilies, the Ehrhartoideae (rice) and the Panicoideae (maize, sorghum, sugarcane and millets).
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The other important grass groups that, combined, provide the bulk of human nutrition are Ehrhartoideae, which includes rice; and Panicoideae, with includes corn, sorghum, sugarcane and other grass crops.
innovations-report 2010
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