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Sep 2026
Decoding the autotetraploid origin of the stress-tolerant wild beet Beta corolliflora
Most crop plants, including sugar beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris), suffer from domestication bottlenecks and low genetic diversity caused by extensive selection for few traits. However, crop wild relatives (CWRs) harbour useful traits relevant for crop improvement, including enhanced adaptation to biotic and abiot...
Katharina Sielemann, Nicola Schmidt, J. Guzik et al.
· BMC Genomics · 0 citations