New study in the journal BMC Biology found that Mediterranean olives have almost as high genetic diversity as olive cultivars
Tag - introgression
Juniper Kiss
Unravelling the genetic makeup of hybrid meadow knapweed populations in North America
Hybridization is thought to be a primary trigger of plant invasions, due to short term hybrid vigour of early generations or increased evolutionary potential in later generations. Yet despite widespread appreciation of...
William Salter
On the origin of orphan hybrids between Aquilegia formosa and Aquilegia flavescens
The outcomes of natural hybridization are incredibly varied, ranging from hybrid speciation to extinction of parental taxa. Orphan hybrid populations or lineages are those that occur in the absence of the parental taxa...
Origins and domestication of the olive
The olive, Olea europaea (Oleaceae), is an iconic species in Mediterranean agriculture yet its origin is complex. Besnard et al. review the literature on the timeline of Mediterranean olive evolution and discuss the...
botanyone
Introgression of Aegilops speltoides in a hexaploid wheat background
Aegilops. speltoides introgressions have the potential to play a critical role in the development of superior wheat varieties in the future.
Introgression, genetic and morphological variation in sympatric oaks at the edge of their range
Historical and ongoing hybridization between the oak species Quercus petraea and Q. robur leads to difficulty in identifying the taxonomic status of individual trees. Despite this, Beatty et al. using genetic and...
Maintenance of plant species cohesion despite ongoing hybridization
When species cohesion is maintained despite ongoing natural hybridisation.
AJ Cann
Diversification and hybridization in Malagasy baobabs
A potential role of hybridization in the recent diversification history of the Malagasy baobabs.
Molecular analyses help resolve the evolution of Platanus
Recent research on the history of Platanus has shown that complex hybridization phenomena occurred in the central American species, and its evolutionary history remains unresolved. De Castro et al. employ sequencing of...
Alien introgression in Lolium and Festuca
The transfer of chromosomes and/or segments between related species can be used in the development of novel plant phenotypes and also provides an important resource both for dissecting the genetic control of important...
