Negar Karimi – Molecular Cytogenetics Group Member

Phylogeny and biodiversity of Elymus sensu lato using molecular and cytogenetic approaches Negar Karimi is a PhD student in Plant Biosystematics at the University of Isfahan, Iran. She obtained her MSc from the same university, where she studied the taxonomy and genetic diversity of Sorghum L. in Iran. Her current research focuses on the phylogeny…

The origin of an old, resource-efficient crop, Broomcorn millet or Panicum miliaceum

307. Hunt HV, Badakshi F, Romanova O, Howe CJ, Jones M, Heslop-Harrison JS. 2014. Reticulate evolution in Panicum (Poaceae): the origin of tetraploid broomcorn millet, P. miliaceum. Journal of Experimental Botany 65 (12), 3165-3175.  DOI:10.1093/jxb/eru161 . (Link to local copy J. Exp. Bot.-2014-Hunt-3165-75) Panicum miliaceum (broomcorn millet) is a tetraploid cereal which was among the first domesticated crops, but is now a minor…