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Genetic diversity, seed size associations and population structure of a core collection of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Oct 2009
Blair Matthew W, Díaz Lucy M, Buendía Hector F, Duque Myriam C
Abstract excerpt
Cultivated common bean germplasm is especially diverse due to the parallel domestication of two genepools in the Mesoamerican and Andean centers of diversity and introgression between these gene pools. Classification into morphological races has helped to provide a framework for utilization of this cultivated germplasm. Meanwhile, core collections along with molecular markers are useful tools for organizing and...
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