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Genetic diversity and population structure of wild/weedy eggplant (Solanum insanum, Solanaceae) in southern India: implications for conservation.
American journal of botany - 1 Jan 2015
Mutegi Evans, Snow Allison A, Rajkumar Muthu, Pasquet Remy, Ponniah Hopeland, Daunay Marie-Christine, Davidar Priya
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: • PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Crop wild relatives represent important genetic resources for crop improvement and the preservation of native biodiversity. Eggplant (Solanum melongena), known as brinjal in India, ranks high among crops whose wild gene pools are underrepresented in ex situ collections and warrant urgent conservation. Knowledge of outcrossing rates and patterns of genetic variation among wild...
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