Genetic diversity and population structure of barley landraces from Southern Ethiopia's Gumer district: Utilization for breeding and conservation.

ABSTRACT: Barley is the fifth most important food crop in Ethiopia. The genetic relationship and population structure studies of barley are limited to gene bank collections. Therefore, this study fills a gap by investigating the selection, consumption, economic value, genetic diversity, and population structure of farm-collected barley from the Gumer district of the Gurage Zone, which has received little attention. The information on the use of barley in the study area was collected using semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. 124 households of 11 kebeles, the smallest community unit, were interviewed. Barley landraces collected were compared with those collected from Japan, the United States (USA), and other Ethiopian locations. Illumina iSelect (50K genotyping platform) was used to identif

SUBMITTER: Degu HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9815628 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature