title: Adaptive nature of crop cytoplasm.
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, 310D Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA (tel +1 614 247-6394; email mercer.97@osu.edu).
authors.forename: Kristin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Mercer
mesh_terms: D001937:Brassica / Q000235:genetics; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000235:genetics; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics*; D051456:Gene Flow; D017343:Genes, Plant; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics*; D011058:Pollen / Q000235:genetics; D012639:Seeds / Q000235:genetics; D019076:Transgenes
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