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dc.contributor.authorUde, G.
dc.contributor.authorPillay, M.
dc.contributor.authorOgundiwin, E.
dc.contributor.authorTenkouano, A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:23:53Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:23:53Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.identifier.citationUde, G., Pillay, M., Ogundiwin, E. & Tenkouano, A. (2003). Genetic diversity in an African plantain core collection using AFLP and RAPD markers. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 107(2), 248-255.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4198
dc.description.abstractFifteen AFLP primer pairs (EcoRI+3 and MseI+3) and 60 10-mer RAPD primers were used to detect polymorphisms and assess genetic relationships in a sample of 25 plantains from diverse parts of Western and Central Africa. The discriminatory power of the AFLP technique was greater than that of the RAPD technique, since the former produced markers with greater polymorphic information content (PIC) than the latter. Hence, AFLP analysis appeared to be a more-powerful approach for identifying genetic differences among plantain accessions. In this regard, significant genetic diversity within the plantains was shown by the unweighted pair-group method of arithmetic averages (UPGMA) and the multidimensional principal coordinate (PCO) analyses. The AFLP-derived clusters indicated closer relationships between similar inflorescence types than the RAPD-derived clusters. A small group of cultivars from Cameroon were separated from the bulk of other plantains, suggesting that Cameroon may harbour accessions with useful or rare genes for widening the genetic base of breeding populations derived from the plantains. A greater effort should be directed at collecting and characterizing plantain cultivars from Cameroon.
dc.description.sponsorshipDirectorate-General for International Cooperation, the Netherlands
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPlantains
dc.subjectAflp
dc.subjectGenetic Variation
dc.subjectCluster Sampling
dc.titleGenetic diversity in an African plantain core collection using AFLP and RAPD markers
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Maryland
cg.contributor.affiliationCalifornia State University
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.countryGabon
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectPlantain
cg.iitasubjectGenetic Improvement
cg.iitasubjectPlant Genetic Resources
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid99764
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-003-1246-8


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