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Genetic patterns of domestication in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) and wild Cajanus relatives.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Kassa Mulualem T, Penmetsa R Varma, Carrasquilla-Garcia Noelia, Sarma Birinchi K, Datta Subhojit, Upadhyaya Hari D, Varshney Rajeev K, von Wettberg Eric J B, Cook Douglas R
Abstract excerpt
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is an annual or short-lived perennial food legume of acute regional importance, providing significant protein to the human diet in less developed regions of Asia and Africa. Due to its narrow genetic base, pigeonpea improvement is increasingly reliant on introgression of valuable traits from wild forms, a practice that would benefit from knowledge of its domestication history and...
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