Genetic variation in wild and cultivated Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.): Evolutionary origin, global distribution, and its effect on fungal disease incidence in Southwest Ethiopia KU Leuven
Crop biodiversity, which comprises both the diversity within and between crop species and their wild relatives, is highly valued because of its potential to adapt crops to changing environmental conditions and consumer’s demands. Crop diversity is currently threatened land use conversion and agricultural intensification. The characterisation of the genetic diversity and make-up of the wild and cultivated gene pool of a crop is key to make ...