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Assessment of genetic diversity and variation of Robinia pseudoacacia seeds induced by short-term spaceflight based on two molecular marker systems and morphological traits.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 17 Dec 2012
Yuan C Q, Li Y F, Sun P, Sun Y H, Zhang G J, Yang M S, Zhang Y Y, Li Y, Wang L
Abstract excerpt
The black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is a forest legume that is highly valued as a honey plant and for its wood. We explored the effect of short-term spaceflight on development of R. pseudoacacia seedlings derived from seeds that endured a 15-day flight; the genetic diversity and variation of plants sampled from space-mutagenized seeds were compared to plants from parallel ground-based control seeds using...
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