BACKGROUND Previous cytological and single copy nuclear genes data suggested the St and Y genome in the StY-genomic Elymus species originated from different donors: the St from a diploid species in Pseudoroegneria and the Y from an unknown diploid species, which are now extinct or undiscovered. However, ITS data suggested that the Y and St genome shared the same progenitor although rather few S...

Abstract Aims To explore whether grazing-induced legacy effects on plants could benefit adaptation to drought. Methods A water-controlled experiment was conducted in the greenhouse, which with Agropyron cristatum and Carex korshinskyi collected from free-grazing enclosed plots a typical grassland Inner Mongolia. Important Findings We found that A. C. plot were less affected by drought terms of ...