Study of the genetic and phenotypic variation among wild and cultivated clary sages provides interesting avenues for breeding programs of a perfume, medicinal and aromatic plant.

A road-map of the genetic and phenotypic diversities in both crops and their wild related species can help identifying valuable genetic resources for further crop breeding.The clary sage (Salvia sclarea L.), a perfume, medicinal and aromatic plant, is used for sclareol production and ornamental purposes.Despite its wide use in the field of cosmetic

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Emergy-based indicators of the environmental impacts and driving forces of non-point source pollution from crop production in China

Sustainable crop production is a significant challenge in China.To achieve this goal, it is necessary to evaluate environmental impacts related to the sustainable development of crop production by integrating scientific and practical indicators.Therefore, this study employed emergy and index decomposition analysis approaches to assess the environme

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