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Population Genetics of the Rubber-Producing Russian Dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
McAssey Edward V, Gudger Ethan G, Zuellig Matthew P, Burke John M
Abstract excerpt
The Russian dandelion, Taraxacum kok-saghyz (TKS), is a perennial species native to Central Asia that produces high quality, natural rubber. Despite its potential to help maintain a stable worldwide rubber supply, little is known about genetic variation in this species. To facilitate future germplasm improvement efforts, we developed simple-sequence repeat (SSR) markers from available expressed-sequence tag (EST)...
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