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Population genomics of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.): Comparative analysis of global accessions and Senegalese landraces.
BMC genomics - 9 Dec 2015
Hu Zhenbin, Mbacké Bassirou, Perumal Ramasamy, Guèye Mame Codou, Sy Ousmane, Bouchet Sophie, Prasad P V Vara, Morris Geoffrey P
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BACKGROUND: Pearl millet is a staple food for people in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa and South Asia due to its high drought tolerance and nutritional qualities. A better understanding of the genomic diversity and population structure of pearl millet germplasm is needed to support germplasm conservation and genetic improvement of this crop. Here we characterized two pearl millet diversity panels, (i) a set...
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