Potential Biofuel Relevant microRNAs' Catalog for Sweet Sorghum Varieties through Deep Sequencing

Sweet Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is an emerging and potential candidate crop for biofuel production due to its vast adaptability, low input cultivation, and high yield. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are tiny molecular switches that play significant roles in gene regulation of various cellular processes. This study aimed to profile and characterize sorghum miRNAs obtained from the leaf at the vegetative stage as well as from leaf and stem at the reproductive stage through deep sequencing of four sweet sorghum varieties (USA: Dale and Topper, Pakistani: Dasht Local and Achi Turi).