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Molecular differentiation of commercial varieties and feral populations of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.).
BMC evolutionary biology - 1 Mar 2010
Pascher Kathrin, Macalka Susanne, Rau Domenico, Gollmann Günter, Reiner Helmut, Glössl Josef, Grabherr Georg
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BACKGROUND: For assessing the risk of escape of transgenes from cultivation, the persistence of feral populations of crop plants is an important aspect. Feral populations of oilseed rape, Brassica napus, are well known, but only scarce information is available on their population dynamics, particularly in Central Europe. To investigate genetic diversity, origin and persistence of feral oilseed rape in Austria, we...
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