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Endemic insular and coastal Tunisian date palm genetic diversity.
Genetica - 1 Apr 2016
Zehdi-Azouzi Salwa, Cherif Emira, Guenni Karim, Abdelkrim Ahmed Ben, Bermil Aymen, Rhouma Soumaya, Salah Mohamed Ben, Santoni Sylvain, Pintaud Jean Christophe, Aberlenc-Bertossi Frédérique, Hannachi Amel Salhi
Abstract excerpt
The breeding of crop species relies on the valorisation of ancestral or wild varieties to enrich the cultivated germplasm. The Tunisian date palm genetic patrimony is being threatened by diversity loss and global climate change. We have conducted a genetic study to evaluate the potential of spontaneous coastal resources to improve the currently exploited Tunisian date palm genetic pool. Eighteen microsatellite...
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