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Development of SSR markers and genetic diversity analysis in enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman), an orphan food security crop from Southern Ethiopia.
BMC genetics - 5 Aug 2015
Olango Temesgen Magule, Tesfaye Bizuayehu, Pagnotta Mario Augusto, Pè Mario Enrico, Catellani Marcello
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman; Musaceae) is a multipurpose drought-tolerant food security crop with high conservation and improvement concern in Ethiopia, where it supplements the human calorie requirements of around 20 million people. The crop also has an enormous potential in other regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, where it is known only as a wild plant. Despite its potential, genetic and...
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