Relationship of Cultivated Grain Amaranth Species and Wild Relative Accessions.

ABSTRACT: Amaranthus is a genus of C4 dicotyledonous herbaceous plants, and three New World species have been domesticated to produce grain crops with light colored seed which are classified as pseudo-cereals rich in protein and minerals. A core collection of grain amaranths and immediate precursor species has been established, representing the closest related species. The goal of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity in that collection of cultivated and wild species, using competitive allele single nucleotide polymorphism markers. A secondary objective was to determine the relationships among the three cultivated species and non-domesticated Amaranthus, while a third objective was to evaluate the utility of the markers in detecting diversity in the 276 genotypes. The marker

SUBMITTER: Thapa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8702087 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature