Inferring the Origin of Cultivated Zizania latifolia, an Aquatic Vegetable of a Plant-Fungus Complex in the Yangtze River Basin

Crop domestication is one of the essential topics in evolutionary biology. Cultivated Zizania latifolia, domesticated as the special form of a plant-fungus (the host Zizania latifolia and the endophyte Ustilago esculenta) complex, is a popular aquatic vegetable endemic in East Asia. The rapid domest...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yao Zhao, Zhiping Song, Lan Zhong, Qin Li, Jiakuan Chen, Jun Rong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.01406/full