@article{fdi:010081525,
  title = {{T}he genomes of ancient date palms germinated from 2,000 y old seeds},
  author = {{G}ros-{B}althazard, {M}uriel and {F}lowers, {J}. {M}. and {H}azzouri, {K}. {M}. and {F}errand, {S}. and {A}berlenc, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}rique and {S}allon, {S}. and {P}urugganan, {M}. {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}even date palm seeds ({P}hoenix dactylifera {L}.), radiocarbon dated from the fourth century {BCE} to the second century {CE}, were recovered from archaeological sites in the {S}outhern {L}evant and germinated to yield viable plants. {W}e conducted whole-genome sequencing of these germinated ancient samples and used single-nucleotide polymorphism data to examine the genetics of these previously extinct {J}udean date palms. {W}e find that the oldest seeds from the fourth to first century {BCE} are related to modern {W}est {A}sian date varieties, but later material from the second century {BCE} to second century {CE} showed increasing genetic affinities to present-day {N}orth {A}frican date palms. {P}opulation genomic analysis reveals that by -2,400 to 2,000 y ago, the {P}. dactylifera gene pool in the {E}astern {M}editerranean already contained introgressed segments from the {C}retan palm {P}hoenix theophrasti, a crucial genetic feature of the modern {N}orth {A}frican date palm populations. {T}he {P}. theophrasti introgression fraction content is generally higher in the later samples, while introgression tracts are longer in these ancient germinated date palms compared to modern {N}orth {A}frican varieties. {T}hese results provide insights into crop evolution arising from an analysis of plants originating from ancient germinated seeds and demonstrate what can be accomplished with the application of a resurrection genomics approach.},
  keywords = {domestication ; ancient {DNA} ; introgression ; crop evolution ; hybridization ; {MOYEN} {ORIENT} ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {NORD} ; {PROCHE} {ORIENT} ; {JUDEE} {DESERT} ; {CRETE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}roceedings of the {N}ational {A}cademy of {S}ciences of the {U}nited {S}tates of {A}merica},
  volume = {118},
  numero = {19},
  pages = {e2025337118 [10 ]},
  ISSN = {0027-8424},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1073/pnas.2025337118},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081525},
}