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Genetic diversity and ancestry of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) in Dominica revealed by single nucleotide polymorphism markers.
Genome - 1 Dec 2020
Gopaulchan David, Motilal Lambert A, Kalloo Rena K, Mahabir Amrita, Moses Marissa, Joseph Franklyn, Umaharan Pathmanathan
Abstract excerpt
Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.), an introduced tree crop in Dominica, is important for foreign exchange earnings from fine or flavour cocoa. The genetic structure of farmed cacao in Dominica was examined to identify varieties for conservation, breeding, and propagation to improve their cocoa industry. Cacao trees (156) from 73 sites over seven geographical regions were genotyped at 192 single nucleotide polymorphism...
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