Multiple origins and a narrow genepool characterise the African tea germplasm: concordant patterns revealed by nuclear and plastid DNA markers

Abstract Despite the highly economic value of tea in Africa, its genetic and geographic origins remain largely unexplored. Here we address this by collecting 439 samples across 11 countries in Africa and Asia to investigate the origin and genepool composition of African tea based on 23 nuclear micro...

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Main Authors: Moses Cheloti Wambulwa, Muditha Kasun Meegahakumbura, Samson Kamunya, Alice Muchugi, Michael Möller, Jie Liu, Jian-Chu Xu, De-Zhu Li, Lian-Ming Gao
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ad1c11cff5d041d7b80d0d15f3e942a7
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