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Local genetic diversity of sorghum in a village in northern Cameroon: structure and dynamics of landraces.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jan 2007
Barnaud Adeline, Deu Monique, Garine Eric, McKey Doyle, Joly Hélène I
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We present the first study of patterns of genetic diversity of sorghum landraces at the local scale. Understanding landrace diversity aids in deciphering evolutionary forces under domestication, and has applications in the conservation of genetic resources and their use in breeding programs. Duupa farmers in a village in Northern Cameroon distinguished 59 named sorghum taxa, representing 46 landraces. In each...
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