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Migration, isolation and hybridization in island crop populations: the case of Madagascar rice.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2010
Mather Kristie A, Molina Jeanmaire, Flowers Jonathan M, Rubinstein Samara, Rauh Brad L, Lawton-Rauh Amy, Caicedo Ana L, McNally Kenneth L, Purugganan Michael D
Abstract excerpt
Understanding how crop species spread and are introduced to new areas provides insights into the nature of species range expansions. The domesticated species Oryza sativa or Asian rice is one of the key domesticated crop species in the world. The island of Madagascar off the coast of East Africa was one of the last major Old World areas of introduction of rice after the domestication of this crop species and...
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