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Crop Evolution of Foxtail Millet
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: Received: 11 December 2023 / Approved: 11 December 2023 / Online: 12 December 2023 (07:49:46 CET)
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Fukunaga, K.; Kawase, M. Crop Evolution of Foxtail Millet. Plants 2024, 13, 218. Fukunaga, K.; Kawase, M. Crop Evolution of Foxtail Millet. Plants 2024, 13, 218.
Abstract
Studies on the domestication, genetic differentiation, and crop evolution of foxtail millet are re-viewed. Several genetic studies were carried out to elucidate the genetic relationships among foxtail millet accessions originating mainly from Eurasia, based on intraspecific hybrid pollen semi-sterility, isozymes, DNA markers, and single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Most studies suggest that China is the center of diversity of foxtail millet, and landraces were categorized into geographical groups. Furthermore, the evolution of genes was reviewed (i.e., the Waxy gene conferring amylose content in the endosperm, the Si7PPO gene controlling polyphenol oxidase, the HD1 and SiPRR37 genes controlling heading time, the Sh1 and SvLes1 genes involved in grain shattering, and the C gene controlling leaf sheath pigmentation), and the variation and distribu-tion of these genes suggested complex patterns of evolution under human and/or natural selec-tion.
Keywords
center of diversity; crop evolution, domestication; genetic differentiation; phylogeny
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Plant Sciences
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