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Beyond domestication: The unexpected contribution of native Musa wild relatives to cultivated banana diversity in Mainland Southeast Asia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2026
Perrier Xavier, Sachter-Smith Gabriel, Breton Catherine, Rivallan Ronan, Jacquemoud-Collet Jean-Pierre, Dubois Cécile, Sardos Julie, Bakry Frédéric, Chabannes Matthieu, Lý Ngọc-Sâm, Haevermans Thomas, Triệu Tiến-Dũng, Insisiengmay Oudomphone, Zhang Ting, Iskra-Caruana Marie-Line, Jenny Christophe
Abstract excerpt
The diversity of cultivated bananas remains partially unknown, whereas cultivars with suitable adaptive traits could address the drastically increasing biotic and abiotic constraints on banana production. This partial knowledge also impacts our understanding of domestication processes, although replicating these processes is an endorsed strategy for banana varietal improvement. To address this gap, 91 specimens...
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