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Plant Biology Seminar Series
Seminars from the RSB Division of Plant Sciences.
02
Aug
2024
3.30pm 2 August 2024
Prof Jun Zou, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
Brassica napus (AnAnCnCn) is the worldwide important oilseed crop, and also a young allotetraploid species with limited genetic diversity and short history of cultivation.
PS Seminar Series - Genome-wide reconstruction of a de novo domesticated diverse synthetic Brassica napus population
Brassica napus (AnAnCnCn) is the worldwide important oilseed crop, and also a young allotetraploid species with limited genetic diversity and short history of cultivation. . More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-seminar-series-genome-wide-reconstruction-de-novo-domesticated-diverse
2024-08-02 05:30:00Z
2024-08-02 05:30:00Z
Please note: this seminar will be held in the Eucalyptus Seminar Room and via Zoom, details are included below.
Slatyer Seminar Room,
N2011, Level 2,
RN Robertson Building (46)
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://anu.zoom.us/j/81885829788?pwd=4BDqJynIWFq8kE6JS7QbjPDyTJvL88.1
Passcode: 092655
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