Spatial Structure and Climatic Adaptation in African Maize Revealed by Surveying SNP Diversity in Relation to Global Breeding and Landrace Panels

Ola T. Westengen; Paul R. Berg; Matthew P. Kent; Anne K. Brysting

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047832

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Spatial Structure and Climatic Adaptation in African Maize Revealed by Surveying SNP Diversity in Relation to Global Breeding and Landrace Panels

Ola T. Westengen ,

* E-mail: ola.westengen@sum.uio.no

Affiliations Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Nordic Genetic Resource Centre, Alnarp, Sweden, Department of Biology, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Paul R. Berg,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Matthew P. Kent,

Affiliation Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
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Anne K. Brysting

Affiliation Department of Biology, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Spatial Structure and Climatic Adaptation in African Maize Revealed by Surveying SNP Diversity in Relation to Global Breeding and Landrace Panels

Ola T. Westengen,
Paul R. Berg,
Matthew P. Kent,
Anne K. Brysting

Published: October 16, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047832

About the Authors

Ola T. Westengen

* E-mail: ola.westengen@sum.uio.no

Affiliations Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Nordic Genetic Resource Centre, Alnarp, Sweden, Department of Biology, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Paul R. Berg

Affiliation Department of Biology, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Matthew P. Kent

Affiliation Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway

Anne K. Brysting

Affiliation Department of Biology, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: OTW AKB. Performed the experiments: OTW MPK. Analyzed the data: OTW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MPK PRB AKB. Wrote the paper: OTW PRB MPK AKB.

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