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Genetic diversity trend in Indian rice varieties: an analysis using SSR markers.
BMC genetics - 5 Sept 2016
Singh Nivedita, Choudhury Debjani Roy, Tiwari Gunjan, Singh Amit Kumar, Kumar Sundeep, Srinivasan Kalyani, Tyagi R K, Sharma A D, Singh N K, Singh Rakesh
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BACKGROUND: The knowledge of the extent and pattern of diversity in the crop species is a prerequisite for any crop improvement as it helps breeders in deciding suitable breeding strategies for their future improvement. Rice is the main staple crop in India with the large number of varieties released every year. Studies based on the small set of rice genotypes have reported a loss in genetic diversity especially...
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