Genetic diversity of local and introduced cassava germplasm in Burundi using DArTseq molecular analyses.

ABSTRACT: In Burundi most small-scale farmers still grow traditional cassava landraces that are adapted to local conditions and have been selected for consumer preferred attributes. They tend to be susceptible, in varying degrees, to devastating cassava viral diseases such as Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) with annual production losses of US$1 billion. For long term resistance to the disease, several breeding strategies have been proposed. A sound basis for a breeding program is to understand the genetic diversity of both landraces and elite introduced breeding cultivars. This will also assist in efforts to conserve landraces ahead of the broad distribution of improved varieties which have the possibility of replacing landraces. Our study aimed at determining th

SUBMITTER: Pierre N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8786168 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature