Muraya, M.M. and Geiger, H.H. and Mutegi, E. and Kanyenji, B.M. and Sagnard, F. and Villiers, Santie M.de and Kiambi, D. and Parzies, H.K. (2010) Geographical patterns of phenotypic diversity and structure of Kenyan wild sorghum populations (Sorghum spp.) as an aid to germplasm collection and conservation strategy. Plant Genetic Resources, 8 (3). pp. 217-224.
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Kenya lies within sorghum centre of diversity. However, information on the relative extent of diversity patterns within and among genetically defined groups of distinct ecosystems is lacking. The objective was to assess the structure and phenotypic diversity of wild sorghum populations across a range of geographical and ecological conditions in the country. Sixty-two wild sorghum populations (30 individuals per population) sampled from four distinct sorghum growing regions of Kenya and covering different agroecologies were characterized for ten qualitative traits. Plant height, number of tillers, panicle sizes and flag leaf dimensions were also recorded. Frequencies of the phenotypic classes of each character were calculated. The Shannon diversity index (H′) was used to estimate the magnitude of diversity. Principal component analysis was used to differentiate populations within and between regions. Wild sorghum is widely distributed in Kenya, occurring in sympatric ranges with cultivated sorghum, and both have overlapping flowering windows. All characters considered displayed great phenotypic diversity. Pooled over characters within regions, the mean H′ ranged between 0.60 and 0.93 in Western and Coast regions, respectively. Wild sorghum was found to show a weak regional differentiation, probably reflecting the importance of seed-mediated gene flow in shaping the wild sorghum population structure. Trait distribution was variable among regions, but there was no conspicuous distribution of the traits studied in any given region.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | University of Hohenheim, Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics, Fruwirthstrasse 21, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement > Genetics/Genomics Crop Improvement > Plant Breeding |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Sandhya Gir |
| Date Deposited: | 03 May 2011 05:56 |
| Last Modified: | 03 May 2011 05:57 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1479262110000225 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/1946 |
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