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Genetic diversity of native and cultivated Ugandan Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner): Climate influences, breeding potential and diversity conservation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Kiwuka Catherine, Goudsmit Eva, Tournebize Rémi, de Aquino Sinara Oliveira, Douma Jacob C, Bellanger Laurence, Crouzillat Dominique, Stoffelen Piet, Sumirat Ucu, Legnaté Hyacinthe, Marraccini Pierre, de Kochko Alexandre, Andrade Alan Carvalho, Mulumba John Wasswa, Musoli Pascal, Anten Niels P R, Poncet Valérie
Abstract excerpt
Wild genetic resources and their ability to adapt to environmental change are critically important in light of the projected climate change, while constituting the foundation of agricultural sustainability. To address the expected negative effects of climate change on Robusta coffee trees (Coffea canephora), collecting missions were conducted to explore its current native distribution in Uganda over a broad...
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