Ploidy and domestication are associated with genome size variation in Palms

201527 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Bee F. Gunn · Australian National University

Luc Baudouin · Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

Thierry Beulé · Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

Pascal Ilbert · Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

Christophe Duperray · Inserm

Michael D. Crisp · Australian National University

Abstract

Our results contribute to the understanding of the relationship between domestication and genome size in long-lived tree crops and provide a basis for whole-genome sequencing of the coconut and other domesticated plants. Polyploidy evolved independently in two clades within Attaleinae.

Topics & Keywords

Coconut Research and Applications Oil Palm Production and Sustainability Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Botany

Volume 102, Issue 10, pp. 1625-1633

DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1500164

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