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Genome-wide footprints in the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) unveil a new domestication pattern of a fruit tree in the Mediterranean.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2022
Baumel Alex, Nieto Feliner Gonzalo, Médail Frédéric, La Malfa Stefano, Di Guardo Mario, Bou Dagher Kharrat Magda, Lakhal-Mirleau Fatma, Frelon Valentine, Ouahmane Lahcen, Diadema Katia, Sanguin Hervé, Viruel Juan
Abstract excerpt
Intense research efforts over the last two decades have renewed our understanding of plant phylogeography and domestication in the Mediterranean basin. Here we aim to investigate the evolutionary history and the origin of domestication of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), which has been cultivated for millennia for food and fodder. We used >1000 microsatellite genotypes to delimit seven carob evolutionary units...
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