@article{fdi:010076071,
  title = {{Y}am genomics supports {W}est {A}frica as a major cradle of crop domestication},
  author = {{S}carcelli, {N}ora and {C}ubry, {P}hilippe and {A}kakpo, {R}. and {T}huillet, {A}nne-{C}{\'e}line and {O}bidiegwu, {J}. and {B}aco, {M}. {N}. and {O}too, {E}. and {S}onke, {B}. and {D}ansi, {A}. and {D}jedatin, {G}. and {M}ariac, {C}{\'e}dric and {C}ouderc, {M}arie and {C}ausse, {S}. and {A}lix, {K}. and {C}hair, {H}. and {F}rancois, {O}. and {V}igouroux, {Y}ves},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}hile there has been progress in our understanding of the origin and history of agriculture in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica, a unified perspective is still lacking on where and how major crops were domesticated in the region. {H}ere, we investigated the domestication of {A}frican yam ({D}ioscorea rotundata), a key crop in early {A}frican agriculture. {U}sing whole-genome resequencing and statistical models, we show that cultivated yam was domesticated from a forest species. {W}e infer that the expansion of {A}frican yam agriculture started in the {N}iger {R}iver basin. {T}his result, along-side with the origins of {A}frican rice and pearl millet, supports the hypothesis that the vicinity of the {N}iger {R}iver was a major cradle of {A}frican agriculture.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {COTE} {D}’{IVOIRE} ; {GHANA} ; {TOGO} ; {BENIN} ; {NIGERIA} ; {CAMEROUN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience {A}dvances},
  volume = {5},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {eaaw1947 [7 p.]},
  ISSN = {2375-2548},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1126/sciadv.aaw1947},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076071},
}