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Genetic differentiation and trade among populations of peach palm ( Bactris gasipaes Kunth) in the Peruvian Amazon-implications for genetic resource management.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 May 2004
Adin A, Weber J C, Sotelo Montes C, Vidaurre H, Vosman B, Smulders M J M
Abstract excerpt
Peach palm ( Bactris gasipaes Kunth) is cultivated for fruit and 'heart of palm', and is an important component of agroforestry systems in the Peruvian Amazon. In this study, AFLP was used to compare genetic diversity among domesticated populations along the Paranapura and Cuiparillo rivers, which are managed by indigenous and colonist farming communities, respectively. Gene diversity was 0.2629 for the...
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