Integration of ethnobotany and population genetics uncovers the agrobiodiversity of date palms of Siwa Oasis (Egypt) and their importance to the evolutionary history of the species
M. Gros-Balthazard, V. Battesti, S. Ivorra, L. Paradis, F. Aberlenc, O. Zango, S. Zehdi, S. Moussouni, S. A. Naqvi, C. Newton, J.-F. Terral
The paper combines ethnobotany and population genetics to study date palm diversity in Siwa Oasis, revealing unique genetic clusters and the impact of local farming practices on agrobiodiversity.
bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2019Evolutionary Biology