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Genetic diversity in a crop metapopulation.
Heredity - 1 Jan 2010
van Heerwaarden J, van Eeuwijk F A, Ross-Ibarra J
Abstract excerpt
The need to protect crop genetic resources has sparked a growing interest in the genetic diversity maintained in traditional farming systems worldwide. Although traditional seed management has been proposed as an important determinant of genetic diversity and structure in crops, no models exist that can adequately describe the genetic effects of seed management. We present a metapopulation model that accounts for...
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