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Domestication of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) in Western Ghats, India: divergence in productive traits and a shift in major pollinators.
Annals of botany - 1 Mar 2009
Kuriakose Giby, Sinu Palatty Allesh, Shivanna K R
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Elettaria cardamomum, a highly priced spice, is native to the Western Ghats of South India. Wild populations still occur in isolated patches in their natural habitats; however, much of today's commercial product comes from cultivated sources. There is no information on domestication-related traits of this species; the main objective of this study was to compare wild and cultivated populations...
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