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dc.contributor.authorMuthamia, Z.K.
dc.contributor.authorNyende, A.B.
dc.contributor.authorMamati, E.G.
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, M.
dc.contributor.authorWasilwa, J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T10:58:24Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T10:58:24Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationMuthamia, Z.K., Nyende, A.B., Mamati, E.G., Ferguson, M. & Wasilwa, J. (2014). Determination of ploidy among Yam (Dioscorea spp.) landraces in Kenya by flow cytometry. African Journal of Biotechnology, 13(3), 394-402.
dc.identifier.issn1684-5315
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/981
dc.description.abstractYam (Dioscorea spp.), a traditional crop in Kenya has not undergone improvement and little has been done to understand its genetic background. The taxonomy and phylogeny of the local landraces has not been fully studied. The main cultivated species is Dioscorea minutiflora Engl. Others found with low distribution are Dioscorea alata L., Dioscorea bulbifera L. and Dioscorea odoratissima Pax. Flow cytometry was used to estimate the ploidy level of 155 accessions of Kenyan yam including two checks, TDr.18544 a tetraploid and TDc.98136 an octoploid from International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria. Also included in the study were Dioscorea dumetorum Pax, Dioscorea asteriscus Burkill and Dioscorea schimperiana Kunth which are yam wild relatives. Leaf samples were harvested from the field genebank and nuclei extracted using an extraction buffer (Partec GmbH, Munster Germany). Plant nuclei were isolated and stained with propidium iodide then analyzed in a flow cytometer. Seven ploidy levels of 3x (11.4%), 4x(37.5%), 5x(29.2%), 6x(14.6), 7x(3.1%); 8x(3.1%) and 10x(0.6%) were observed. Tetraploids (4x) formed the highest proportion followed by pentaploids (5x). The highest ploidy, decaploid, (10x), was found in D. odoratissima Pax, a conspecific form of Dioscorea preahensilis found under cultivation in two farms in Western Kenya. No diploids were observed in the study. Ploidy level was not associated with geographical habitat of the landraces while farmer-named varieties were not associated with ploidy levels. The findings generated new knowledge and form a basis for future yam research and improvement in the country. Further work is required to establish the phylogeny of Kenyan yam landraces
dc.format.extent394-402
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPloidy
dc.subjectYams
dc.subjectDioscorea
dc.subjectFlow Cytometry
dc.titleDetermination of ploidy among yam (Dioscorea spp.) landraces in Kenya by flow cytometry
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationKenya Agricultural Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Institute
cg.coverage.regionAfrica South Of Sahara
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectYam
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Biotechnology
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid77910
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJB2013.12496


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