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Open AccessClonal growth characteristics and diversity patterns of different Clintonia udensis (Liliaceae) diploid and tetraploid cytotypes in the Hualongshan Mountains
Polyploidization plays an important role in plant evolution and biodiversity. However, intraspecific polyploidy compared to interspecific polyploidy received less attention. Clintonia udensis (Liliaceae) possess ...
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Open AccessGenome-wide identification, characterization and expression of C2H2 zinc finger gene family in Opisthopappus species under salt stress
The C2H2 zinc finger protein family plays important roles in plants. However, precisely how C2H2s function in Opisthopappus (Opisthopappus taihangensis and Opisthopappus longilobus) remains unclear.
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Open AccessLocalized environmental heterogeneity drives the population differentiation of two endangered and endemic Opisthopappus Shih species
Climate heterogeneity not only indirectly shapes the genetic structures of plant populations, but also drives adaptive divergence by impacting demographic dynamics. The variable localized climates and topograp...
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Open AccessDemographic history and genetic differentiation of an endemic and endangered Ulmus lamellosa (Ulmus)
Ulmus lamellosa (one of the ancient species of Ulmus) is an endemic and endangered plant that has undergone climatic oscillations and geographical changes. The elucidation of its demographic history and genetic d...
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Open AccessPopulation genetic variation characterization of the boreal tree Acer ginnala in Northern China
Genetic diversity and differentiation are revealed particularly through spatio-temporal environmental heterogeneity. Acer ginnala, as a deciduous shrub/small tree, is a foundation species in many terrestrial ecos...
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Open AccessMap** dynamic QTL dissects the genetic architecture of grain size and grain filling rate at different grain-filling stages in barley
Grain filling is an important growth process in formation of yield and quality for barley final yield determination. To explore the grain development behavior during grain filling period in barley, a high-dens...
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Open AccessGenome constitution and evolution of Elytrigia lolioides inferred from Acc1, EF-G, ITS, TrnL-F sequences and GISH
Elytrigia lolioides (Kar. et Kir.) Nevski, which is a perennial, cross-pollinating wheatgrass that is distributed in Russia and Kazakhstan, is classified into Elytrigia, Elymus, and Lophopyrum genera by taxonomis...
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Open AccessIdentification of QTL underlying the leaf length and area of different leaves in barley
Leaf is the main organ of photosynthesis, which significantly impacts crop yield. A high-density linkage map containing 1894 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and 68 simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers wa...
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Open AccessTranscriptome analysis reveals new microRNAs-mediated pathway involved in anther development in male sterile wheat
337S is a novel bi-pole-photo-thermo-sensitive genic male sterile line in wheat, and sensitive to both long day length/high temperature and short day length/low temperature condition. Although the regulatory f...
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Open AccessDetection of QTLs for seedling characteristics in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) grown under hydroponic culture condition
Seedling characteristics play significant roles in the growth and development of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), including stable stand establishment, water and nutrients uptake, biotic resistance and abiotic stress...
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Open AccessTranscriptome analysis reveals plant response to colchicine treatment during on chromosome doubling
Colchicine was commonly used to artificially double chromosomes while the transcriptome changes in colchicine treated plants has rarely been characterized. To understand the molecular mechanism of colchicine o...
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Open AccessMolecular evidence of RNA polymerase II gene reveals the origin of worldwide cultivated barley
The origin and domestication of cultivated barley have long been under debate. A population-based resequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the single copy of RPB2 gene was used to address barley domestication, t...
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Open AccessSNP-based high density genetic map and map** of btwd1 dwarfing gene in barley
A high-density linkage map is a valuable tool for functional genomics and breeding. A newly developed sequence-based marker technology, restriction site associated DNA (RAD) sequencing, has been proven to be p...
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Open AccessMolecular evolution of Wcor15 gene enhanced our understanding of the origin of A, B and D genomes in Triticum aestivum
The allohexaploid bread wheat originally derived from three closely related species with A, B and D genome. Although numerous studies were performed to elucidate its origin and phylogeny, no consensus conclusi...
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Open AccessQTL underlying some agronomic traits in barley detected by SNP markers
Increasing the yield of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is a main breeding goal in develo** barley cultivars. A high density genetic linkage map containing 1894 SNP and 68 SSR markers covering 1375.8 cM was constru...
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Open AccessIdentification of QTL underlying physiological and morphological traits of flag leaf in barley
Physiological and morphological traits of flag leaf play important roles in determining crop grain yield and biomass. In order to understand genetic basis controlling physiological and morphological traits of ...
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Open AccessInheritance and identification of molecular markers associated with a novel dwarfing gene in barley
Dwarfing genes have widely been used in barley breeding program. More than 30 types of dwarfs or semidwarfs have been reported, but a few has been exploited in barley breeding because pleiotropic effects of dw...
