Geographic Patterns of Genetic Variation among Cacao (<i>Theobroma cacao</i> L.) Populations Based on Chloroplast Markers

The cacao tree (<i>Theobroma cacao</i> L.) is native to the Amazon basin and widely cultivated in the tropics to produce seeds, the valuable raw material for the chocolate industry. Conservation of cacao genetic resources and their availability for breeding and production programs are vi...

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Main Authors: Helmuth Edisson Nieves-Orduña, Markus Müller, Konstantin V. Krutovsky, Oliver Gailing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
SSR
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/6/249