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Spatial Structure and Climatic Adaptation in African Maize Revealed by Surveying SNP Diversity in Relation to Global Breeding and Landrace Panels

BACKGROUND: Climate change threatens maize productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. To ensure food security, access to locally adapted genetic resources and varieties is an important adaptation measure. Most of the maize grown in Africa is a genetic mix of varieties introduced at different historic times...

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Autores principales: Westengen, Ola T., Berg, Paul R., Kent, Matthew P., Brysting, Anne K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23091649
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047832