Genetic diversity and population structure studies of West African sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] collection using DArTseq.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sweetpotato is a vegetatively propagated crop cultivated worldwide, predominantly in developing countries, valued for its adaptability, short growth cycle, and high productivity per unit land area. In most sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, it is widely grown by smallholder farmers. Niger, Nigeria, and Benin have a huge diversity of sweetpotato accessions whose potential has not fully been explored to date. Diversity Arrays Technology (DArTseq), a Genotyping by Sequencing (GBS) method, has been developed and enables genotyping with high-density single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in different crop species. The aim of this study was to assess the genetic diversity and population structure of the West African sweetpotato collection using Diversity Arrays Technology th

SUBMITTER: Mahaman Mourtala IZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11698414 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature