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Cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz genetic resources: VI. Anatomy of a diversity center.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 30 Jun 2003
Nassar Nagib M A
Abstract excerpt
Central Brasil is one of the four centers of diversity of Manihot species. Of 26 wild Manihot species reported to occur in this region, 20 were collected from two limited areas, each less than 100 km in diameter. These two areas are Goiás Velho and Corumbá de Goiás. Considering the Harlan concept of geographic patterns of variation of cultivated crops, it is assumed that the two areas are microcenters of cassava...
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