Opportunities for unlocking the potential of genomics for African trees

New Phytol. 2016 May;210(3):772-8. doi: 10.1111/nph.13826. Epub 2015 Dec 22.

Authors

Barnabas H Daru^{1

2}, Dave K Berger^{1

2

3}, Abraham E van Wyk¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, Pretoria, South Africa.
² Genomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, Pretoria, South Africa.
³ Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, Pretoria, South Africa.

PMID: 26695092
DOI: 10.1111/nph.13826

No abstract available

Keywords: anemophily; food plants; gregariousness; landscape genomics; orphan crops; transcriptomes; trees of Africa; vicariance.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Africa
Crops, Agricultural / genetics
Crops, Agricultural / growth & development
DNA, Plant / genetics
Genomics / methods*
Geography
Phylogeny
Trees / genetics*

Substances

DNA, Plant