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Gene flow and genetic diversity in cultivated and wild cacao (Theobroma cacao) in Bolivia.
American journal of botany - 1 Nov 2013
Chumacero de Schawe Claudia, Durka Walter, Tscharntke Teja, Hensen Isabell, Kessler Michael
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY: The role of pollen flow within and between cultivated and wild tropical crop species is little known. To study the pollen flow of cacao, we estimated the degree of self-pollination and pollen dispersal distances as well as gene flow between wild and cultivated cacao (Theobroma cacao L.). METHODS: We studied pollen flow and genetic diversity of cultivated and wild cacao populations by...
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