LAPSE researchers have been able to identify the likely site of millet domestication in the present-day Sahara in central West Africa.
Comparison of the genome sequences of several genotypes of wild and cultivated millet also helped to date the domestication of millet grown around 4900 BC.
These analyzes also revealed gene flows between wild and cultivated mils that contribute to the adaptation of these cereals to local constraints.
These results were published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution.
