Population structure of elephant foot yams (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson) in Asia.

ABSTRACT: The corms and leaves of elephant foot yams (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson) are important foods in the local diet in many Asian regions. The crop has high productivity and wide agroecological adaptation and exhibits suitability for the agroforestry system. Although the plant is assumed to reproduce via panmixia, a comprehensive study on the genetic background across regions to enhance wider consumer palatability is still lacking. Here, ten informative microsatellites were analyzed in 29 populations across regions in India, Indonesia and Thailand to understand the genetic diversity, population structure and distribution to improve breeding and conservation programs. The genetic diversity was high among and within regions. Some populations exhibited excess heterozygosity and

SUBMITTER: Santosa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5489206 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature