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Genetic diversity and domestication origin of tea plant Camellia taliensis (Theaceae) as revealed by microsatellite markers.
BMC plant biology - 9 Jan 2014
Zhao Dong-Wei, Yang Jun-Bo, Yang Shi-Xiong, Kato Kenji, Luo Jian-Ping
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BACKGROUND: Tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world. Many species in the Thea section of the Camellia genus can be processed for drinking and have been domesticated. However, few investigations have focused on the genetic consequence of domestication and geographic origin of landraces on tea plants using credible wild and planted populations of a single species. Here, C. taliensis provides us with a...
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