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Genetic identification of Theobroma cacao L. trees with high Criollo ancestry in Soconusco, Chiapas, Mexico.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 12 Dec 2014
Vázquez-Ovando J A, Molina-Freaner F, Nuñez-Farfán J, Ovando-Medina I, Salvador-Figueroa M
Abstract excerpt
Criollo-type cacao trees are an important pool of genes with potential to be used in cacao breeding and selection programs. For that reason, we assessed the diversity and population structure of Criollo-type trees (108 cultivars with Criollo phenotypic characteristics and 10 Criollo references) using 12 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Cultivars were selected from 7 demes in the Soconusco region of southern...
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