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Introgressed <i>Manihot glaziovii</i> Alleles in Modern Cassava Germplasm Benefit Important Traits and Are Under Balancing Selection

2019-05-01

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1. Introgression of alleles from wild relatives has often been adaptive, usually for disease resistance, in plant breeding. However, the significance of historical hybridization events in modern breeding is often not clear. Cassava ( Manihot esculenta ) is among the most important staple foods in the world, sustaining hundreds of millions of people in the tropics, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Widespread geno...

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10.1101/624114
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