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Origin and adaptation to high altitude of Tibetan semi-wild wheat.
Nature communications - 8 Oct 2020
Guo Weilong, Xin Mingming, Wang Zihao, Yao Yingyin, Hu Zhaorong, Song Wanjun, Yu Kuohai, Chen Yongming, Wang Xiaobo, Guan Panfeng, Appels Rudi, Peng Huiru, Ni Zhongfu, Sun Qixin
Abstract excerpt
Tibetan wheat is grown under environmental constraints at high-altitude conditions, but its underlying adaptation mechanism remains unknown. Here, we present a draft genome sequence of a Tibetan semi-wild wheat (Triticum aestivum ssp. tibetanum Shao) accession Zang1817 and re-sequence 245 wheat accessions, including world-wide wheat landraces, cultivars as well as Tibetan landraces. We demonstrate that...
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