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Traditional Banana Diversity in Oceania: An Endangered Heritage.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Kagy Valérie, Wong Maurice, Vandenbroucke Henri, Jenny Christophe, Dubois Cécile, Ollivier Anthony, Cardi Céline, Mournet Pierre, Tuia Valérie, Roux Nicolas, Doležel Jaroslav, Perrier Xavier
Abstract excerpt
This study aims to understand the genetic diversity of traditional Oceanian starchy bananas in order to propose an efficient conservation strategy for these endangered varieties. SSR and DArT molecular markers are used to characterize a large sample of Pacific accessions, from New Guinea to Tahiti and Hawaii. All Pacific starchy bananas are shown of New Guinea origin, by interspecific hybridization between Musa...
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