A footprint of past climate change on the diversity and population structure of Miscanthus sinensis
Author(s) -
Lindsay V. Clark,
Joe E. Brummer,
Katarzyna Głowacka,
Megan Hall,
Kweon Heo,
Junhua Peng,
Toshihiko Yamada,
Ji Hye Yoo,
Chang Yeon Yu,
Hua Zhao,
Stephen P. Long,
Erik J. Sacks
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcu084
Subject(s) - biology , genetic diversity , population , miscanthus sinensis , microsatellite , miscanthus , ecology , allele , bioenergy , genetics , demography , sociology , renewable energy , gene
Miscanthus is a perennial C4 grass that is a leading potential feedstock crop for the emerging bioenergy industry in North America, Europe and China. However, only a single, sterile genotype of M. × giganteus (M×g), a nothospecies derived from diploid M. sinensis (Msi) and tetraploid M. sacchariflorus (Msa), is currently available to farmers for biomass production. To facilitate breeding of Miscanthus, this study characterized genetic diversity and population structure of Msi in its native range of East Asia.
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