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The puzzle of Italian rice origin and evolution: determining genetic divergence and affinity of rice germplasm from Italy and Asia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Cai Xingxing, Fan Jing, Jiang Zhuxi, Basso Barbara, Sala Francesco, Spada Alberto, Grassi Fabrizio, Lu Bao-Rong
Abstract excerpt
The characterization of genetic divergence and relationships of a set of germplasm is essential for its efficient applications in crop breeding and understanding of the origin/evolution of crop varieties from a given geographical region. As the largest rice producing country in Europe, Italy holds rice germplasm with abundant genetic diversity. Although Italian rice varieties and the traditional ones in...
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