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Detection of the local adaptive and genome-wide associated loci in southeast Nigerian taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) populations.
BMC genomics - 24 Jan 2023
Fufa Tilahun Wondimu, Menamo Temesgen Matiwos, Abtew Wosene Gebreselassie, Amadi Charles Okechukwu, Oselebe Happiness Ogba
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BACKGROUND: Taro has a long history of being consumed and remains orphan and on the hand Nigeria farmers. The role of farmer-driven artificial selection is not negligible to fit landraces to a particular ecological condition. Limited study has been conducted on genome-wide association and no study has been conducted on genome-environment association for clinal adaptation for taro. Therefore, the objective of this...
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