[HTML][HTML] RAD-sequencing improves the genetic characterization of a threatened tree peony (Paeonia ludlowii) endemic to China: implications for conservation

YJ Zhao, GS Yin, X Gong - Plant Diversity, 2023 - Elsevier
Compared with traditional genetic markers, genomic approaches have proved valuable to
the conservation of endangered species. Paeonia ludlowii having rarely and pure yellow …

Genomic analyses of a “living fossil”: The endangered dove‐tree

Y Chen, T Ma, L Zhang, M Kang… - Molecular ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Davidia involucrata Baill, also known as the dove‐tree, is a living fossil and an endangered
species currently restricted to the mountains of southwestern and central China. It has a …

Conservation of rare and endangered plant species in China

Y Xu, R Zang - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Rare and endangered plant species (REPs) are facing high danger of extinction, yet a
comprehensive and up-to-date review on their conservation in China is still lacking. This …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diversity variation during the natural regeneration of Vatica guangxiensis, an endangered tree species with extremely small populations

X Zhu, R Zou, J Tang, L Deng, X Wei - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Vatica guangxiensis XL Mo (Dipterocaceae) is a valuable timber tree species
endemic to China and a typical plant species with extremely small populations (PSESP). To …

Survival in the Tropics despite isolation, inbreeding and asexual reproduction: insights from the genome of the world's southernmost poplar (Populus ilicifolia)

Z Chen, F Ai, J Zhang, X Ma, W Yang… - The Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Species are becoming extinct at unprecedented rates as a consequence of human activity.
Hence it is important to understand the evolutionary dynamics of species with already small …

[HTML][HTML] Conservation genomic investigation of an endangered conifer, Thuja sutchuenensis, reveals low genetic diversity but also low genetic load

T Tao, RI Milne, J Li, H Yang, S Wang, S Chen, K Mao - Plant Diversity, 2024 - Elsevier
Endangered species generally have small populations with low genetic diversity and a high
genetic load. Thuja sutchuenensis is an endangered conifer endemic to southwestern …

Transcriptome data analysis provides insights into the conservation of Michelia lacei, a plant species with extremely small populations distributed in Yunnan province …

Y Liu, L Cai, W Sun - BMC Plant Biology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Michelia lacei WW Smith (Magnoliaceae), was classified as a Plant
Species with Extremely Small Populations (PSESP) by the Yunnan Provincial Government …

Genome sequencing of the endangered Kingdonia uniflora (Circaeasteraceae, Ranunculales) reveals potential mechanisms of evolutionary specialization

Y Sun, T Deng, A Zhang, MJ Moore, JB Landis, N Lin… - IScience, 2020 - cell.com
Kingdonia uniflora, an alpine herb, has an extremely narrow distribution and represents a
model for studying evolutionary mechanisms of species that have adapted to undisturbed …

The Corylus mandshurica genome provides insights into the evolution of Betulaceae genomes and hazelnut breeding

Y Li, P Sun, Z Lu, J Chen, Z Wang, X Du… - Horticulture …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Hazelnut is popular for its flavor, and it has also been suggested that hazelnut is beneficial
to cardiovascular health because it is rich in oleic acid. Here, we report the first high-quality …

Predicting Potential Habitat of a Plant Species with Small Populations under Climate Change: Ostrya rehderiana

L Feng, J Sun, YA El-Kassaby, X Yang, X Tian, T Wang - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ostrya rehderiana is a famous plant species with extremely small populations. With ongoing
global climate change, the extremely small populations would face more uncertainties and …