Inter-species grafting caused extensive and heritable alterations of DNA methylation in Solanaceae plants.

Grafting has been extensively used to enhance the performance of horticultural crops. Since Charles Darwin coined the term "graft hybrid" meaning that asexual combination of different plant species may generate products that are genetically distinct, highly discrepant opinions exist suppor...

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Main Authors: Rui Wu, Xiaoran Wang, Yan Lin, Yiqiao Ma, Gang Liu, Xiaoming Yu, Silin Zhong, Bao Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3628911?pdf=render