Scarcelli N., Chaïr H., Causse S., Vesta R., Couvreur T., Vigouroux Y.
2017
Extension of land use has been the main way to increase agricultural production to date. Natural habitats have consequently decreased and became increasingly fragmented, putting high pressure on the wild relatives of main crops. In this study, we assessed the diversity of wild relatives and cultivated varieties of yam, Dioscorea rotundata, a tuber crop grown in West Africa. Using nuclear markers, ...
Taxonomie végétale et phyto-géographie; Génétique et amélioration des plantes; Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières
2017
Extension of land use has been the main way to increase agricultural production to date. Natural habitats have consequently decreased and became increasingly fragmented, putting high pressure on the wild relatives of main crops. In this study, we assessed the diversity of wild relatives and cultivated varieties of yam, Dioscorea rotundata, a tuber crop grown in West Africa. Using nuclear markers, ...
Taxonomie végétale et phyto-géographie; Génétique et amélioration des plantes; Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières