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George P. Burton

Royal Botanic Gardens, KewORCID 0000-0002-2775-123XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Colin G. N. TurnbulliD· 2 shared Maria Sergeevna VorontsovaiD· 2 shared Paolo CeciiD· 2 shared Philippa RyaniD· 2 shared Tiziana UlianiD· 2 shared Amy C. JacksoniD· 1 shared Caspar ChateriD· 1 shared Charlotte E. SealiD· 1 shared

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Phylogenetics, evolution and biogeography of four Digitaria food crop lineages across West Africa, India, and Europe

George P. Burton, Paolo Ceci, Lorna MacKinnon, Lizo E. Masters, Philippa Ryan, Colin G. N. Turnbull, Tiziana Ulian, Maria Sergeevna Vorontsova

The paper investigates the phylogeny, evolution, and biogeography of four Digitaria food crops across West Africa, India, and Europe, identifying key crop wild relatives and divergence timelines.

bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2025 · PreprintGenetics

Impacts of climate change on fonio millet: seed germination and suitability modelling of an important indigenous West African crop

George P. Burton, Hillary Mireku Botey, Paolo Ceci, Caspar Chater, Rafal Marek Gutaker, Amy C. Jackson, Philippa Ryan, Charlotte E. Seal, Colin G. N. Turnbull, Maria Sergeevna Vorontsova, Efisio Mattana, Tiziana Ulian

This study examines how climate change affects fonio millet germination and suitability for cultivation in West Africa, predicting a 10% decline in suitable areas and a 5% increase in some regions.

bioRxiv · Mar 14, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology