Rice of Northeast India harbor rich genetic diversity as measured by SSR markers and Zn/Fe content.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important crops of the world and a major staple food for half of the World's human population. The Northeastern (NE) region of India lies in the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot and about 45% of the total flora of the country is found in the region. Local rice cultivars from different states of NE India were analyzed for genetic diversity and population structure using microsatellite markers, and their zinc and iron content. RESULTS:A total of 149 bands were detected using twenty-two microsatellite markers comprising both random and trait-linked markers, showing 100% polymorphism and high value of expected heterozygosity (0.6311) and the polymorphism information content (0.5895). Nali Dhan cultivar of Arunachal Pradesh possessed the highe

SUBMITTER: Vanlalsanga 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6806518 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature