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The eastern part of the Fertile Crescent concealed an unexpected route of olive (Olea europaea L.) differentiation.
Annals of botany - 1 Jun 2017
Mousavi Soraya, Mariotti Roberto, Bagnoli Francesca, Costantini Lorenzo, Cultrera Nicolò G M, Arzani Kazem, Pandolfi Saverio, Vendramin Giovanni Giuseppe, Torkzaban Bahareh, Hosseini-Mazinani Mehdi, Baldoni Luciana
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Background and Aims: Olive is considered a native plant of the eastern side of the Mediterranean basin, from where it should have spread westward along the Mediterranean shores, while little is known about its diffusion in the eastern direction. Methods: Genetic diversity levels and population genetic structure of a wide set of olive ecotypes and varieties collected from several provinces of Iran, representing a...
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