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Clarify the complex geodomestication pathways and ancestral origins that produced modern banana (Musa spp.) cultivars.

June 28, 2011Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Multidisciplinary perspectives on banana ( Musa spp.) domestication

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XPXavier PerrierCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement ELEdmond De LangheKU Leuven MDMark DonohueLiving Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages

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Multidisciplinary analysis reveals Holocene geodomestication pathways of banana cultivars from New Guinea to Africa, highlighting key genetic lineages for future crop breeding.

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Clarify the complex geodomestication pathways and ancestral origins that produced modern banana (Musa spp.) cultivars.
Conducted genetic analyses to detect wild ancestors and trace the stages of domestication across different banana cultivar groups.
Synthesized archaeological and linguistic evidence to reconstruct human-mediated cultivation and migration routes spanning New Guinea to West Africa during the Holocene.
Identified the specific wild ancestral lineages contributing to modern cultivated banana groups.
Reconstructed transcontinental movement and agricultural expansion routes from New Guinea to West Africa to guide germplasm enhancement in future breeding programs.

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Perrier et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7036645671bbf00bc2aaa5 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1102001108

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Multidisciplinary analysis reveals Holocene geodomestication pathways of banana cultivars from New Guinea to Africa, highlighting key genetic lineages for future crop breeding.

Multidisciplinary perspectives on banana ( Musa spp.) domestication

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Multidisciplinary perspectives on banana ( Musa spp.) domestication

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