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Genomic Analysis of Vavilov's Historic Chickpea Landraces Reveals Footprints of Environmental and Human Selection.
International journal of molecular sciences - 31 May 2020
Sokolkova Alena, Bulyntsev Sergey V, Chang Peter L, Carrasquilla-Garcia Noelia, Igolkina Anna A, Noujdina Nina V, von Wettberg Eric, Vishnyakova Margarita A, Cook Douglas R, Nuzhdin Sergey V, Samsonova Maria G
Abstract excerpt
A defining challenge of the 21st century is meeting the nutritional demands of the growing human population, under a scenario of limited land and water resources and under the specter of climate change. The Vavilov seed bank contains numerous landraces collected nearly a hundred years ago, and thus may contain 'genetic gems' with the potential to enhance modern breeding efforts. Here, we analyze 407 landraces,...
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