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Genetic diversities in wild and cultivated populations of the two closely-related medical plants species, Tripterygium Wilfordii and T. Hypoglaucum (Celastraceae).
BMC plant biology - 16 Mar 2024
Liu Chao, Wang Jingyi, Ko Ya-Zhu, Shiao Meng-Shin, Wang Yiheng, Sun Jiahui, Yuan Qingjun, Wang Lisong, Chiang Yu-Chung, Guo Lanping
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BACKGROUND: The sustainable supply of medicinal plants is important, and cultivating and domesticating them has been suggested as an optimal strategy. However, this can lead to a loss of genetic diversity. Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. f. is a medicinal plant commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, but its wild populations are dwindling due to excessive harvesting. To protect the species and meet the...
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