Genetic diversity and population structure of wild and cultivated Crotalaria species based on genotyping-by-sequencing.

ABSTRACT: Crotalaria is a plant genus that is found all over the world, with over 700 species of herbs and shrubs. The species are potential alternative food and industrial crops due to their adaptability to different environments. Currently, information on the genetic diversity and population structure of these species is scanty. Genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) is a cost-effective high-throughput technique in diversity evaluation of plant species that have not been fully sequenced. In the current study, de novo GBS was used to characterize 80 Crotalaria accessions from five geographical regions in Kenya. A total of 9820 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers were obtained after thinning and filtering, which were then used for the analysis of genetic diversity and population structure in Crotal

SUBMITTER: Muli JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9436042 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature