Genetic structure and diversity of the selfing model grass Brachypodium stacei (Poaceae) in Western Mediterranean: out of the Iberian Peninsula and into the islands

Annual Mediterranean species of the genus Brachypodium are promising model plants for energy crops since their selfing nature and short-life cycles are an advantage in breeding programs. The false brome, B. distachyon, has already been sequenced and new genomic initiatives have triggered the de-novo...

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Main Authors: Valeriia Shiposha, Pilar Catalán, Marina Olonova, Isabel Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2407.pdf