Biomolecular evidence for plant domestication in Sahul

• Published in: Genetic resources and crop evolution Vol. 46; no. 6; pp. 619 - 628
• Main Author: Lebot, V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.12.1999
• Subjects: Artocarpus altilis; Australia; Bananas; Biodiversity; Colocasia esculenta; Crops; Dioscorea alata; Domestication; Genetic distance; genetic markers; Genetic resources; genotype; Genotypes; Markers; Melanesia; Musa; New Guinea; Phylogeny; provenance; Saccharum; Species diversity; Sugarcane; Asia; New Guinea; Australia; Melanesia

The question of the introduction of domesticated plants from the Sunda plate (South-east Asia) to Sahul (New Guinea, Australia and Tasmania) has been a subject of speculation and debate for decades. This paper reviews recent phylogenetic studies conducted with biomolecular markers on bananas (Musa s...