Genomic distances reveal relationships of wild and cultivated beets
Abstract Cultivated beets (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris), including sugar beet, rank among the most important crops. The wild ancestor of beet crops is the sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima. Species and subspecies of wild beets are readily crossable with cultivated beets and are thus available for...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29676-9 |