Development of molecular markers for determining continental origin of wood from white oaks (Quercus L. sect. Quercus)
Hilke Schroeder, Richard Cronn, Yulai Yanbaev, Tara Jennings, Malte Mader, Bernd Degen, Birgit Kersten
The paper identifies molecular markers using chloroplast genome variants to determine the continental origin of white oak species, enabling legal compliance in timber trade.
PLOS ONE · Jun 28, 2016Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology