@article{fdi:010070940,
  title = {{G}enetic diversity of {S}outheastern {N}igerien date palms reveals a secondary structure within {W}estern populations},
  author = {{Z}ango, {O}. and {C}herif, {E}mira and {C}habrillange, {N}athalie and {Z}ehdi-{A}zouzi, {S}. and {G}ros-{B}althazard, {M}. and {N}aqvi, {S}. {A}. and {L}emansour, {A}. and {R}ey, {H}. and {B}akasso, {Y}. and {A}berlenc {B}ertossi, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}rique},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}ate palm ({P}hoenix dactylifera {L}.) is mainly cultivated for its edible fruit and is of great socio-economic importance for the populations of arid zones. {A}nalysis of the date palm genetic diversity in the {O}ld {W}orld had revealed a strong genetic structure with the existence of two gene pools, one {E}astern comprising {A}sia and {D}jibouti, and one {W}estern, consisting of {N}orth {A}frican accessions. {S}o far, mainly date palm populations from countries within the {M}aghreb and the {M}iddle {E}ast were characterized, but no information from the {S}ahel was included. {H}ere, we present the genetic diversity of date palms from {S}outheastern {N}iger. {T}he {DNA} of 113 date palm accessions were analyzed and compared with a database containing the genetic information of 248 accessions from the {O}ld {W}orld. {T}he diversity generated from microsatellite markers was compared to that of the same loci of both the {E}astern and {W}estern genetic pools. {O}ur results show that date palms from {S}outheastern {N}iger constitute a unique group with a high level of genetic diversity. {M}oreover, even though this group is included in the {W}estern genetic pool, it shows a specific originality which differentiates it from other {W}estern populations. {I}t also shows one of the lowest admixture levels of the {W}estern pool. {G}lobal analysis showed a secondary genetic structure within the {W}estern pool highlighting a new genetic group located in {S}outheastern {N}iger that distinguishes itself from the {N}orth {A}frican group.},
  keywords = {{D}ate palm ; {G}enetic diversity ; {M}icrosatellite markers ; {S}ahel ; {S}outheast {N}iger ; {NIGER} ; {SAHEL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ree {G}enetics and {G}enomes},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {art. 75 [11 p.]},
  ISSN = {1614-2942},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1007/s11295-017-1150-z},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070940},
}