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Genomic analysis of Spanish wheat landraces reveals their variability and potential for breeding.
BMC genomics - 4 Feb 2020
Pascual Laura, Ruiz Magdalena, López-Fernández Matilde, Pérez-Peña Helena, Benavente Elena, Vázquez José Francisco, Sansaloni Carolina, Giraldo Patricia
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BACKGROUND: One of the main goals of the plant breeding in the twenty-first century is the development of crop cultivars that can maintain current yields in unfavorable environments. Landraces that have been grown under varying local conditions include genetic diversity that will be essential to achieve this objective. The Center of Plant Genetic Resources of the Spanish Institute for Agriculture Research...
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