Fig. 1

Concentrations of non-structural carbohydrates, number of tillers, and biomass yield in a mapping population comprised of 102 M. sinensis X M. sacchariflorus hybrids. Values for four hybrids with contrasting phenotypes (“high” and “low”), which were selected for RNA sequencing, are highlighted (Triangles). Significant differences (T-test) between the hybrids are annotated under each phenotype. The two parents of the family were also sequenced and phenotyped (diamonds). Boxplots summarise the distribution of values for the whole family for each phenotype