*2.2. DNA Extraction*

Silica-preserved leaf tissues (~10 μg of each sample) were sampled with 25 μL ETOH (to mitigate static) into a 96-well plate preloaded with glass and ceramic beads and then disrupted using a FastPrep 96 instrument (MP Biomedicals, Santa Ana, CA, USA). Whole genomic DNA was isolated using an AutoGenprep 965 (Autogen, Holliston, MA, USA) automatic extractor following the manufacturer's protocol for plant tissue.
