Genetic evidence that Chinese chestnut cultivars in Japan are derived from two divergent genetic structures that originated in China.

The Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Bl.) was introduced into Japan about 100 years ago. Since then, a number of Chinese chestnut cultivars and Japanese-Chinese hybrid cultivars have been selected by farmers and plant breeders, but little information has been available about their origins and g...

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Main Authors: Sogo Nishio, Shuan Ruan, Yutaka Sawamura, Shingo Terakami, Norio Takada, Yukie Takeuchi, Toshihiro Saito, Eiich Inoue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235354