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Comparative analysis of butternut (Juglans cinerea) and Japanese walnut (Juglans ailantifolia) chloroplast genomes.
BMC plant biology - 8 Dec 2025
Ebrahimi Aziz, Faradonbeh Mojtaba Zamani, Abdullah, Mathur Samarth, Williams Martin, Conrad Anna O, Jacobs Douglass F
Abstract excerpt
Juglans cinerea L. (2n = 16), commonly known as butternut, is a diploid species native to the eastern forests of the United States and Canada. It plays a crucial ecological role as a food source for wildlife and is traditionally used as a medicine by tribal communities. Butternut populations have severely declined over 50 years due to butternut canker disease (BCD). The ability of butternut to hybridize with...
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