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Genetic diversity and population structure of a core collection of Mediterranean durum wheat accessions using DArTseq markers.
BMC genomics - 22 Nov 2025
Laribi Marwa, Ben M'Barek Sarrah, Velasco-Cuervo Sandra M, Hwang Sheau-Fang, Yahyaoui Amor H, Strelkov Stephen E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Durum wheat was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent and later spread to the Mediterranean, where human and natural selection led to the establishment of local landraces. Since the 1970s, elite durum wheat varieties largely replaced these landraces. However, landraces continue to play an important role in broadening genetic diversity and contributing valuable traits to modern wheat, particularly in...
Topics
- Triticum
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Mediterranean Region
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Genetic Variation
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Genetics, Population
- Phylogeny