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Radiation of the Nod-independent Aeschynomene relies on multiple allopolyploid speciation events.
The New phytologist - 1 Mar 2014
Arrighi Jean-François, Chaintreuil Clémence, Cartieaux Fabienne, Cardi C, Rodier-Goud M, Brown Spencer C, Boursot Marc, D'Hont Angélique, Dreyfus Bernard, Giraud Eric
Abstract excerpt
• The semi-aquatic legumes belonging to the genus Aeschynomene constitute a premium system for investigating the origin and evolution of unusual symbiotic features such as stem nodulation and the presence of a Nod-independent infection process. This latter apparently arose in a single Aeschynomene lineage. But how this unique Nod-independent group then radiated is not yet known. • We have investigated the role of...
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