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Chloroplast DNA Diversity of Tunisian Barley Landraces as Revealed by cpSSRs Molecular Markers and Implication for Conservation Strategies.
Genetics research - 1 Jan 2022
Snoussi Marwa, Riahi Leila, Ben Romdhane Mériam, Mliki Ahmed, Zoghlami Nejia
Abstract excerpt
In Tunisia, barley local landraces are still cropped for human and animal consumption in some subsistence farming systems under marginal and stressed conditions. These high-value genetic resources present a potential source of resistance genes to biotic and abiotic stresses useful for both national and international breeders. Actually, they are represented by threatened small populations, which face a high risk...
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