Wide hybridization plays an important role in plant species evolution, and one that often leads to new speciation, either through polyploidization or at the diploid level. Recent studies showed that wide hybridization is often accompanied by an array of genetic and epigenetic changes.
Zizania latifolia(Griseb.) Turcz ex Stapf is a perennial wild rice in the tribe of Oryzeae, and thus related to cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.). Over the years, our laboratory has found that Zizania DNA introgressi...