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Wheat genetic diversity trends during domestication and breeding.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Mar 2005
Reif J C, Zhang P, Dreisigacker S, Warburton M L, van Ginkel M, Hoisington D, Bohn M, Melchinger A E
Abstract excerpt
It has been claimed that plant breeding reduces genetic diversity in elite germplasm which could seriously jeopardize the continued ability to improve crops. The main objective of this study was to examine the loss of genetic diversity in spring bread wheat during (1) its domestication, (2) the change from traditional landrace cultivars (LCs) to modern breeding varieties, and (3) 50 years of international...
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