Genetic diversity among farmer-preferred cassava landraces in Uganda
This study was carried out to determine genetic diversity within and among 51 farmer-preferred cassava (Manihot esculenta) landraces and 15 elite accessions grown in Uganda. The genetic diversity assessment in this study revealed that 24% of a total of 154 alleles were unique alleles present only in landraces. Including these landraces with unique alleles in cassava breeding schemes will increase the chances of producing farmer preferred adapted elite cultivars. The study also revealed genetic differentiation among accessions from different regions providing an opportunity for establishment of heterotic pools within a breeding programme.
(African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 20, 2012)
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