Genetic diversity reduction in improved durum wheat cultivars of Morocco as revealed by microsatellite markers
ABSTRACT It has been argued that genetic diversity in crop varieties has been on the decline in recent times due to plant breeding. This can have serious consequences for both the genetic vulnerability of crops and their plasticity when responding to changes in production environments. It is, theref...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2016-04-01
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Series: | Scientia Agricola |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162016000200134&lng=en&tlng=en |