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Marilyne Debieu1, Ghislain Kanfany2, Laurent Laplaze3
1Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR Diversité Adaptation et Développement des Plantes (DIADE), 911 Avenue Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier cedex 5, France; Laboratoire Mixte International Adaptation des Plantes et Microorganismes Associés aux Stress Environnementaux (LAPSE), Centre de Recherche de Bel Air, BP 1386, Dakar, Senegal.
Abstract:
Pearl millet is an important cereal for food security in the arid regions of Africa and India. The recently published genome of this tough cereal crop has shed new light on its history and adaptation to dry, hot climates and paves the way for much-needed genomic-based breeding efforts.
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