Genetic diversity and population structure of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) accessions using phenotypic traits and SSR markers: implications for rust resistance breeding
- 6th October, 2021 08:39
- By JULIUS.BUTINDI
- Papers
Publication Year : 2020
Author(s) : Happy Daudi . Hussein Shimelis . Isack Mathew . Richard Oteng-Frimpong . Chris Ojiewo . Rajeev K. V
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a
multi-purpose legume serving millions of farmers and
their value chain actors globally. Use of old poorperforming cultivars contributes to low yields (\1
t/ha) of groundnut in sub-Saharan Africa including
Tanzania. The objectives of this study were to
determine the extent of genetic variation among
diverse groundnut collections using phenotypic traits
and simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers to select
distinct and complementary genotypes for breeding