Article
Genetic variation of naturally growing olive trees in Israel: from abandoned groves to feral and wild?
BMC plant biology - 13 Dec 2016
Barazani Oz, Keren-Keiserman Alexandra, Westberg Erik, Hanin Nir, Dag Arnon, Ben-Ari Giora, Fragman-Sapir Ori, Tugendhaft Yizhar, Kerem Zohar, Kadereit Joachim W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Naturally growing populations of olive trees are found in the Mediterranean garrigue and maquis in Israel. Here, we used the Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) genetic marker technique to investigate whether these represent wild var. sylvestris. Leaf samples were collected from a total of 205 trees at six sites of naturally growing olive populations in Israel. The genetic analysis included a multi-locus...
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