Next-generation sequencing-based population genetics unravels the evolutionary history of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa in China
This study elucidates the current genetic distribution of the species within China and suggests that drastic Pleistocene climate change and geographical events caused population divergence and fluctuations in effective population size, shaping the current genetic distribution of R. tomentosa. These findings provide a theoretical basis for the genetic conservation and improvement of R. tomentosa.
Authors
- Xin Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6833-3264)
- Shujuan Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9853-9420)
- Long-yuan Wang
- Bryan T. Drew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7248-2799)
- Xianglong Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1873-4734)
- Qiaomei Qin
- Wei Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0267-1284)
- Bin Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1853-7570)
- Yongquan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3948-202X)
- Chunyan He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0231-3599)
- Li‐Xia Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2337-3665)
- F. Zhang
Institutions
- University of Nebraska at Kearney (US)
- Department of Education of Guangdong Province (CN)
- Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Plant Biology
- Published
- 2025-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06364-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.50