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ArticleEcology and evolution2020

Evolutionary origins of taro (

Ibrar Ahmed, Peter J Lockhart, Esperanza M G Agoo, Kyaw W Naing, Dzu V Nguyen, Dilip K Medhi, Peter J Matthews

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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34 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ibrar AhmedInstitute of Fundamental Sciences Massey University Palmerston North New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8744-9622
Peter J LockhartInstitute of Fundamental Sciences Massey University Palmerston North New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1862-5688
Esperanza M G AgooBiology Department De La Salle University Manila Philippines.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4483-2760
Kyaw W NaingVegetable and Fruit Research and Development Center Hlegu Myanmar.
Dzu V NguyenInstitute of Ecology and Biological Resources & Graduate University of Science and Technology Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Hanoi Vietnam.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1703-4058
Dilip K MedhiDepartment of Anthropology Gauhati University Guwahati India.
Peter J MatthewsDepartment of Cross-Field Research National Museum of Ethnology Osaka Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2563-0976

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As an ancient clonal root and leaf crop, taro (

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Araceaechloroplast DNAcultivateddomesticationevolutionwild

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PMCPMC7713977

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