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Genetic Diversity Strategy for the Management and Use of Rubber Genetic Resources: More than 1,000 Wild and Cultivated Accessions in a 100-Genotype Core Collection.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
de Souza Livia Moura, Le Guen Vincent, Cerqueira-Silva Carlos Bernardo Moreno, Silva Carla Cristina, Mantello Camila Campos, Conson Andre Ricardo Oliveira, Vianna João Paulo Gomes, Zucchi Maria Imaculada, Scaloppi Junior Erivaldo José, Fialho Josefino de Freitas, de Moraes Mario Luis Teixeira, Gonçalves Paulo de Souza, Souza Anete Pereira de
Abstract excerpt
The rubber tree [Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex Adr. de Juss.) Muell. Arg.] is the only plant species worldwide that is cultivated for the commercial production of natural rubber. This study describes the genetic diversity of the Hevea spp. complex that is available in the main ex situ collections of South America, including Amazonian populations that have never been previously described. Genetic data were...
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