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Genetic diversity and population structure in the tomato-like nightshades Solanum lycopersicoides and S. sitiens.
Annals of botany - 1 Apr 2010
Albrecht Elena, Escobar Miguel, Chetelat Roger T
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Two closely related, wild tomato-like nightshade species, Solanum lycopersicoides and Solanum sitiens, inhabit a small area within the Atacama Desert region of Peru and Chile. Each species possesses unique traits, including abiotic and biotic stress tolerances, and can be hybridized with cultivated tomato. Conservation and utilization of these tomato relatives would benefit from an...
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