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Diversification times among Brassica (Brassicaceae) crops suggest hybrid formation after 20 million years of divergence.
American journal of botany - 1 Jan 2014
Arias Tatiana, Beilstein Mark A, Tang Michelle, McKain Michael R, Pires J Chris
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Cruciferous vegetables, many of which are in the genus Brassica (Brassicaceae), are prized for their nutritive value and have been cultivated for thousands of years. There are numerous wild northwestern Mediterranean species in the tribe Brassiceae, and it is therefore assumed this center of diversity is also the region of origin. Within the tribe, the Nigra and Oleracea clades contain the...
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