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Processes underpinning development and maintenance of diversity in rice in West Africa: evidence from combining morphological and molecular markers.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Mokuwa Alfred, Nuijten Edwin, Okry Florent, Teeken Béla, Maat Harro, Richards Paul, Struik Paul C
Abstract excerpt
We assessed the interplay of artificial and natural selection in rice adaptation in low-input farming systems in West Africa. Using 20 morphological traits and 176 molecular markers, 182 farmer varieties of rice (Oryza spp.) from 6 West African countries were characterized. Principal component analysis showed that the four botanical groups (Oryza sativa ssp. indica, O. sativa ssp. japonica, O. glaberrima, and...
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