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Historic manioc genomes illuminate maintenance of diversity under long-lived clonal cultivation.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 7 Mar 2025
Kistler Logan, de Oliveira Freitas Fabio, Gutaker Rafal M, Maezumi S Yoshi, Ramos-Madrigal Jazmín, Simon Marcelo F, Mendoza F J Moises, Drovetski Sergei V, Loiselle Hope, de Oliveira Eder Jorge, Vieira Eduardo Alano, Carvalho Luiz Joaquim Castelo Branco, Ellis Perez Marina, Lin Audrey T, Liu Hsiao-Lei, Miller Rachel, Przelomska Natalia A S, Ratan Aakrosh, Wales Nathan, Wann Kevin, Zhang Shuya, García Magdalena, Valenzuela Daniela, Rothhammer Francisco, Santoro Calogero M, Domic Alejandra I, Capriles José M, Allaby Robin G
Abstract excerpt
Manioc-also called cassava and yuca-is among the world's most important crops, originating in South America in the early Holocene. Domestication for its starchy roots involved a near-total shift from sexual to clonal propagation, and almost all manioc worldwide is now grown from stem cuttings. In this work, we analyze 573 new and published genomes, focusing on traditional varieties from the Americas and wild...
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