Genetic structure and mating system of wild cowpea populations in West Africa

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cowpea is a highly inbred crop. It is part of a crop-weed complex, whose origin and dynamics is unknown, which is distributed across the African continent. This study examined outcrossing rates and genetic structures in 35 wild cowpe...

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Main Authors: Kouam Eric B, Pasquet Remy S, Campagne Pascal, Tignegre Jean-Baptiste, Thoen Kevin, Gaudin Remi, Ouedraogo Jeremy T, Salifu Abdulai B, Muluvi Geoffrey M, Gepts Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/12/113