@article{fdi:010042734,
  title = {{P}hylogeny and origin of pearl millet ({P}ennisetum glaucum {L}. {R}. {B}r) as revealed by microsatellite loci},
  author = {{O}umar, {I}brahima and {M}ariac, {C}{\'e}dric and {P}ham, {J}ean-{L}ouis and {V}igouroux, {Y}ves},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}uring the last 12,000 years, different cultures around the world have domesticated cereal crops. {S}everal studies investigated the evolutionary history and domestication of cereals such as wheat in the {M}iddle {E}ast, rice in {A}sia or maize in {A}merica. {T}he domestication process in {A}frica has led to the emergence of important cereal crops like pearl millet in {S}ahelian {A}frica. {I}n this study, we used 27 microsatellite loci to analyze 84 wild accessions and 355 cultivated accessions originating from the whole pearl millet distribution area in {A}frica and {A}sia. {W}e found significantly higher diversity in the wild pearl millet group. {T}he cultivated pearl millet sample possessed 81% of the alleles and 83% of the genetic diversity of the wild pearl millet sample. {U}sing {B}ayesian approaches, we identified intermediate genotypes between the cultivated and wild groups. {W}e then analyzed the phylogenetic relationship among accessions not showing introgression and found that a monophyletic origin of cultivated pearl millet in {W}est {A}frica is the most likely scenario supported by our data set.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}heoretical & {A}pplied {G}enetics},
  volume = {117},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {489--497},
  ISSN = {0040-5752},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00122-008-0793-4},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042734},
}