Comparative analysis of the complete sequence of the plastid genome of Parthenium argentatum and identification of DNA barcodes to differentiate Parthenium species and lines.docVIP

BMC Plant Biology BioMedCentral Research article Open Access Comparative analysis of the complete sequence of the plastid genome of Parthenium argentatum and identification of DNA barcodes to differentiate Parthenium species and lines Shashi Kumar1,2, Frederick M Hahn1, Colleen M McMahan1, Katrina Cornish2 and Maureen C Whalen*1 Address: 1Crop Improvement and Utilization Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, ARS, USDA, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany CA 94710, USA and 2Yulex Corporation, 37860 W Smith-Enke Road, Maricopa, AZ 85238-3010, USA Email: Shashi Kumar - shashi.kumar@; Fre