Genome analyses reveal population structure and a purple stigma color gene candidate in finger millet

Abstract Finger millet is a key food security crop widely grown in eastern Africa, India and Nepal. Long considered a ‘poor man’s crop’, finger millet has regained attention over the past decade for its climate resilience and the nutritional qualities of its grain. To bring finger millet breeding in...

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Main Authors: Katrien M. Devos, Peng Qi, Bochra A. Bahri, Davis M. Gimode, Katharine Jenike, Samuel J. Manthi, Dagnachew Lule, Thomas Lux, Liliam Martinez-Bello, Thomas H. Pendergast, Chris Plott, Dipnarayan Saha, Gurjot S. Sidhu, Avinash Sreedasyam, Xuewen Wang, Hao Wang, Hallie Wright, Jianxin Zhao, Santosh Deshpande, Santie de Villiers, Mathews M. Dida, Jane Grimwood, Jerry Jenkins, John Lovell, Klaus F. X. Mayer, Emmarold E. Mneney, Henry F. Ojulong, Michael C. Schatz, Jeremy Schmutz, Bo Song, Kassahun Tesfaye, Damaris A. Odeny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38915-6