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Assessing genetic diversity in the cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) germplasm collection in Brazil using PCR-based markers

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Knowledge of the origin, organization and nature of the cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) germplasm collection in Brazil is incomplete due to lack of critical information on several aspects of the collection. This study verifies the utility of SSR-primed PCR markers for germplasm assessment and then utilizes these markers as well as RAPD's to characterize the Brazilian collection. We specifically address the following questions: 1)what is the relationship of morphologically closely related species to cultivated cassava? 2) What is the genetic diversity of cultivars within and between different habitats in Brazil? 3) Do agronomic traits and molecular markers reveal the same relationship among cassava accessions? 4) How complete is the Brazilian cassava collection and how well is it represented in the Word Core Collection of cassava, maintained by CIAT? Results of the interspecific studies of cassava and its wild relatives confirms the close relationship of cassava, Manihot esculenta ssp. esculenta to Manihot esculenta ssp. flabellifolia as well identifying several other closely related wild species. Next, PCR-based markers indicate a strong grouping of varieties related to the region of cultivation in Brazil. Moreover, important regions such as Cerrados and Amazon are relatively poorly represented in germplasm collections. Interestingly, the relationships of accessions based on agronomic traits are not fully congruent with relationships revealed with RAPD markers. Finally, the genetic diversity of the Brazilian cassava collection is not fully represented in the Core of the Word Core Collection of CIAT.

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    Luiz Joaquim Castelo Branco Carvalho & Barbara Anna Schaal

  2. Department of Biology, Washington University, P.O. Box 1137, St. Louis, MO, 63130-4899, U.S.A.

    Luiz Joaquim Castelo Branco Carvalho & Barbara Anna Schaal

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Carvalho, L.J.C.B., Schaal, B.A. Assessing genetic diversity in the cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) germplasm collection in Brazil using PCR-based markers. Euphytica 120, 133–142 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017548930235

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