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Revealing the Diversity of Introduced Coffea canephora Germplasm in Ecuador: Towards a National Strategy to Improve Robusta.
TheScientificWorldJournal - 1 Jan 2017
Loor Solórzano Rey Gastón, De Bellis Fabien, Leroy Thierry, Plaza Luis, Guerrero Hilton, Subia Cristian, Calderón Darío, Fernández Fabián, Garzón Iván, Lopez Diana, Vera Danilo
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Genetic resources of Coffea canephora have been introduced in several tropical countries with potential for crop development. In Ecuador, the species has been cultivated since the mid-20th century. However, little is known about the diversity and genetic structure of introduced germplasm. This paper provides an overview of the genetic and phenotypic diversity of C. canephora in Ecuador and some proposals for...
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