Structure of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) diversity in West Africa covaries with a climatic gradient.

ABSTRACT: Sub-Saharan agriculture has been identified as vulnerable to ongoing climate change. Adaptation of agriculture has been suggested as a way to maintain productivity. Better knowledge of intra-specific diversity of varieties is prerequisites for the successful management of such adaptation. Among crops, root and tubers play important roles in food security and economic growth for the most vulnerable populations in Africa. Here, we focus on the sweet potato. The Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) was domesticated in Central and South America and was later introduced into Africa and is now cultivated throughout tropical Africa. We evaluated its diversity in West Africa by sampling a region extending from the coastal area of Togo to the northern Sahelian region of Senegal that represents a range of

SUBMITTER: Glato K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5446114 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature