Domestication Potential of Garcinia kola Heckel (Clusiaceae): Searching for Diversity in South Cameroon.

ABSTRACT: Seeds and bark of Garcinia kola Heckel (Clusiaceae) are popular products in West and Central Africa. Despite the tree's economic and cultural importance, little is known about its phenotypic and genotypic variation. This study characterised the morphological and genetic diversity of G. kola in South Cameroon, searching for traits and populations that might be used for domestication. Morphological assessment and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers were applied to characterise diversity among geographic populations from Central and South regions, and between managed and wild trees. AFLP-SURV and analysis of molecular variance results indicated that a major part of genetic diversity is harboured within populations rather than between them. Bayesian analysis, pr

SUBMITTER: Manourova A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9966834 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature