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Genetic diversity and population structure of Musa accessions in ex situ conservation.
BMC plant biology - 12 Mar 2013
de Jesus Onildo Nunes, Silva Sebastião de Oliveira E, Amorim Edson Perito, Ferreira Claudia Fortes, de Campos José Marcello Salabert, Silva Gabriela de Gaspari, Figueira Antonio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Banana cultivars are mostly derived from hybridization between wild diploid subspecies of Musa acuminata (A genome) and M. balbisiana (B genome), and they exhibit various levels of ploidy and genomic constitution. The Embrapa ex situ Musa collection contains over 220 accessions, of which only a few have been genetically characterized. Knowledge regarding the genetic relationships and diversity between...
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