Plastome Sequences Help to Resolve Deep-Level Relationships of Populus in the Family Salicaceae

Populus, a core genus of Salicaceae, plays a significant ecological role as a source of pioneer species in boreal forests. However, interspecific hybridization and high levels of morphological variation among poplars have resulted in great difficulty in classifying species for systematic and compara...

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Main Authors: Dan Zong, Peihua Gan, Anpei Zhou, Yao Zhang, Xinlian Zou, Anan Duan, Yu Song, Chengzhong He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.00005/full