遗传学分析揭示了Urochloa属中五种独立进化的非洲料草群

Lizo E Masters1,2, Paulina Tomaszewska1,3, Trude Schwarzacher1,4

  • 1Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, Institute for Environmental Futures, University of Leicester, Leicester LE17RH, UK.

Annals of botany
|February 16, 2024
PubMed
概括

草类Urochloa (Brachiaria) 有多种料物种,对牲畜至关重要. 这项研究揭示了关键的料特征多次独立进化,突出了保护和利用作物野生亲属的必要性.

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