Comparative chloroplast genome analyses of Avena: Insights into evolutionary dynamics and phylogeny

Oat (Avena sativa L.) is a recognized health-food, and the contributions of its different candidate Agenome progenitor species remain inconclusive. Here, we report chloroplast genome sequences of eleven Avena species, to examine the plastome evolutionary dynamics and analyze phylogenetic relationships between oat and its congeneric wild related species.