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Assessing the Ability of Chloroplast and Nuclear DNA Gene Markers to Verify the Geographic Origin of Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril L.) Timber.
The Journal of heredity - 27 Jun 2018
Chaves Camila L, Degen Bernd, Pakull Birte, Mader Malte, Honorio Euridice, Ruas Paulo, Tysklind Niklas, Sebbenn Alexandre M
Abstract excerpt
Deforestation-reinforced by illegal logging-is a serious problem in many tropical regions and causes pervasive environmental and economic damage. Existing laws that intend to reduce illegal logging need efficient, fraud resistant control methods. We developed a genetic reference database for Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril), an important, high value timber species from the Neotropics. The data set can be used for...
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