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Genome-wide association study (GWAS) for morphological and yield-related traits in an oil palm hybrid (Elaeis oleifera x Elaeis guineensis) population.
BMC plant biology - 3 Dec 2019
Osorio-Guarín Jaime A, Garzón-Martínez Gina A, Delgadillo-Duran Paola, Bastidas Silvio, Moreno Leidy P, Enciso-Rodríguez Felix E, Cornejo Omar E, Barrero Luz Stella
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genus Elaeis has two species of economic importance for the oil palm agroindustry: Elaeis oleifera (O), native to the Americas, and Elaeis guineensis (G), native to Africa. This work provides to our knowledge, the first association mapping study in an interspecific OxG oil palm population, which shows tolerance to pests and diseases, high oil quality, and acceptable fruit bunch production....
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