Discovery and characterization of sweetpotato’s closest tetraploid relative

The origin of sweetpotato, a hexaploid species, is poorly understood, partly because the identity of its tetraploid progenitor remains unknown. In this study, we identify, describe and characterize a new species of Ipomoea that is sweetpotato’s closest tetraploid relative known to date and probably...

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Main Authors: Munoz-Rodriguez, P, Wells, T, Wood, JRI, Carruthers, T, Anglin, NL, Jarret, RL, Scotland, RW
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: New Phytologist Foundation 2022