Whole plastome sequences from five ginger species facilitate marker development and define limits to barcode methodology.

Plants from the Zingiberaceae family are a key source of spices and herbal medicines. Species identification within this group is critical in the search for known and possibly novel bioactive compounds. To facilitate precise characterization of this group, we have sequenced chloroplast genomes from...

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Main Authors: Justin N Vaughn, Srinivasa R Chaluvadi, Tushar, Latha Rangan, Jeffrey L Bennetzen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4204815?pdf=render