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Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources

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The genus Linum is one in which there is a single agronomically important species, Linum usitatissimum. This species is important as an oil and a fiber crop and also shows some potential as a functional food. The genus is interesting in that it has a genome structure that appears somewhat different from that of most of the plant species previously characterized. It also shows genomic responses to the growth environment. The diversity resources appear reasonable but may represent the sampling of the same genetic material numerous times. New molecular tools will aid in the development of a germplasm collection that maintains a representation of the overall diversity while removing unnecessary duplicates. Little exotic germplasm has yet been included in the cultivated crop although potential for this does exist.

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  1. Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106-7080, USA

    Christopher Cullis

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Cullis, C. (2011). Linum. In: Kole, C. (eds) Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14871-2_11

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