Novel subpopulations in date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) identified by population-wide organellar genome sequencing

Abstract Background The date palm is one of the oldest cultivated fruit trees. The tree can withstand high temperatures and low water and the fruit can be stored dry offering nutrition across the year. The first region of cultivation is believed to be near modern day Iraq, however, where and if the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yasmin A. Mohamoud, Lisa S. Mathew, Maria F. Torres, Shameem Younuskunju, Robert Krueger, Karsten Suhre, Joel A. Malek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5834-7