Population-genomic analyses reveal bottlenecks and asymmetric introgression from Persian into iron walnut during domestication

Abstract Background Persian walnut, Juglans regia, occurs naturally from Greece to western China, while its closest relative, the iron walnut, Juglans sigillata, is endemic in southwest China; both species are cultivated for their nuts and wood. Here, we infer their demographic histories and the tim...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ya-Mei Ding, Yu Cao, Wei-Ping Zhang, Jun Chen, Jie Liu, Pan Li, Susanne S. Renner, Da-Yong Zhang, Wei-Ning Bai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Genome Biology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-022-02720-z