Genomic signatures of the evolution of defence against its natural enemies in the poisonous and medicinal plant Datura stramonium (Solanaceae)

Abstract Tropane alkaloids and terpenoids are widely used in the medicine and pharmaceutic industry and evolved as chemical defenses against herbivores and pathogens in the annual herb Datura stramonium (Solanaceae). Here, we present the first draft genomes of two plants from contrasting environment...

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Main Authors: I. M. De-la-Cruz, A. Hallab, U. Olivares-Pinto, R. Tapia-López, S. Velázquez-Márquez, D. Piñero, K. Oyama, B. Usadel, J. Núñez-Farfán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79194-1