@article{fdi:010071021,
  title = {{H}igh selfing rate inferred for white fonio [{D}igitaria exilis ({K}ippist.) {S}tapf] reproductive system opens up opportunities for breeding programs},
  author = {{B}arnaud, {A}deline and {V}igouroux, {Y}ves and {D}iallo, {M}. {T}. and {S}aidou, {S}. {I}. and {P}iquet, {M}. and {B}arry, {M}. {B}. and {B}akasso, {Y}. and {Z}ekraoui, {L}eila and {R}ivallan, {R}. and {K}ane, {N}. {A}. and {B}illot, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n a context of the global major changes, it is mandatory to enlarge the range of crops supporting food security and pay great attention to neglected and underutilized species. {H}owever, basic knowledge of the biology of many neglected and underutilized species is still lacking to increase their yields. {I}n this study, the mating system of white fonio [{D}igitaria exilis ({K}ippist.) {S}tapf], a {W}est {A}frican minor and promising cereal, is assessed. {P}rogenies arrays from both homozygous and heterozygous mothers were genotyped with microsatellites markers. {T}he rate of genotyping errors in the experiments was assessed and a likelihood framework was used to determine the probability of different mating systems: outcrossing, self-fertilization and apomixis. {T}he results suggested that white fonio has a highly selfing reproductive system with a possible outcrossing rate of 1.7%. {U}nderstanding the reproduction system of white fonio opens up opportunities for more effective breeding programs and a wider use of this cereal for food security improvement.},
  keywords = {{A}grobiodiversity ; {D}igitaria exilis ; {F}onio millet ; {M}ating system ; {NUS} ; {P}oaceae ; {SSR} ; {GUINEE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}enetic {R}esources and {C}rop {E}volution},
  volume = {64},
  numero = {7},
  pages = {1485--1490},
  ISSN = {0925-9864},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10722-017-0515-3},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071021},
}