Extent and patterns of morphological and molecular genetic diversity and population structure of Nigerian taro cultivars

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dc.creatorOladimeji, J. J.
dc.creatorAbe, A.
dc.creatorKumar, P. L.
dc.creatorAgre, A. P.
dc.creatorIlesanmi, O. J.
dc.creatorVetukuri, R. R.
dc.creatorBhattacharjee, R.
dc.date2024
dc.date2024-11-20T09:05:28Z
dc.date2024-11-20T09:05:28Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:53:44Z
dc.descriptionGenetic diversity is crucial for conservation efforts as well as breeding programs targeted at the development of improved varieties. Taro, a climate-resilient crop, plays a vital role in the nutritional and economic livelihoods of many households in Nigeria, but its yield is very low due to inadequate genetic improvement efforts. A diversity assessment of Nigerian taro is therefore required to create a premise for its improvement in yield, quality and disease tolerance. In this study, the genetic diversity and population structure of 490 taro cultivars comprising two main gene pools: Dasheen (215) and Eddoe (275), collected from farmers and marketers across seven states in Nigeria was assessed using 3047 Diversity Array Technology single nucleotide polymorphism (DArT-SNP) markers. A subset of 114 taro cultivars, comprising 30 Dasheens and 84 Eddoes were further phenotyped using 24 agro-morphological descriptors.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/159961
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/116686
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceOladimeji, J. J., Abe, A., Kumar, P. L., Agre, A. P., Ilesanmi, O. J., Vetukuri, R. R., & Bhattacharjee, R.(2024). Extent and patterns of morphological and molecular genetic diversity and population structure of Nigerian Taro cultivars. BMC Plant Biology, (24): 1077, 1-15.
dc.subjectgenetic diversity
dc.subjectpopulation structure
dc.subjecttaro
dc.subjectsingle nucleotide polymorphisms
dc.titleExtent and patterns of morphological and molecular genetic diversity and population structure of Nigerian taro cultivars
dc.typeJournal Article

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