The complex geography of domestication of the African rice Oryza glaberrima.

While the domestication history of Asian rice has been extensively studied, details of the evolution of African rice remain elusive. The inner Niger delta has been suggested as the center of origin but molecular data to support this hypothesis is lacking. Here, we present a comprehensive analysis of...

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Main Authors: Jae Young Choi, Maricris Zaidem, Rafal Gutaker, Katherine Dorph, Rakesh Kumar Singh, Michael D Purugganan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6424484?pdf=render