Conservation implications of the mating system of the Pampa Hermosa landrace of peach palm analyzed with microsatellite markers

Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) is cultivated by many indigenous and traditional communities from Amazonia to Central America for its edible fruits, and is currently important for its heart-of-palm. The objective of this study was to investigate the mating system of peach palm, as this is important fo...

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Main Authors: Doriane Picanço-Rodrigues, Spartaco Astolfi-Filho, Maristerra R. Lemes, Rogerio Gribel, Alexandre M. Sebbenn, Charles R. Clement
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2015-03-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572015000100059&lng=en&tlng=en