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Whole mitochondrial and plastid genome SNP analysis of nine date palm cultivars reveals plastid heteroplasmy and close phylogenetic relationships among cultivars.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Sabir Jamal S M, Arasappan Dhivya, Bahieldin Ahmed, Abo-Aba Salah, Bafeel Sameera, Zari Talal A, Edris Sherif, Shokry Ahmed M, Gadalla Nour O, Ramadan Ahmed M, Atef Ahmed, Al-Kordy Magdy A, El-Domyati Fotoh M, Jansen Robert K
Abstract excerpt
Date palm is a very important crop in western Asia and northern Africa, and it is the oldest domesticated fruit tree with archaeological records dating back 5000 years. The huge economic value of this crop has generated considerable interest in breeding programs to enhance production of dates. One of the major limitations of these efforts is the uncertainty regarding the number of date palm cultivars, which are...
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