Population structure of barley landrace populations and gene-flow with modern varieties.

Landraces are heterogeneous plant varieties that are reproduced by farmers as populations that are subject to both artificial and natural selection. Landraces are distinguished by farmers due to their specific traits, and different farmers often grow different populations of the same landrace. We us...

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Main Authors: Elisa Bellucci, Elena Bitocchi, Domenico Rau, Laura Nanni, Nicoletta Ferradini, Alessandro Giardini, Monica Rodriguez, Giovanna Attene, Roberto Papa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3873955?pdf=render