Morpho-molecular genetic diversity and population structure analysis to enrich core collections in tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] germplasm of Sri Lanka and India

• Published in: Genetic resources and crop evolution Vol. 71; no. 6; pp. 2597 - 2616
• Main Authors: Kottawa-Arachchi, Jeevan Dananjaya, Ranatunga, Mahasen A. B., Sharma, Ram Kumar, Chaudhary, H. K., Attanayake, Renuka N., Amarakoon, A. M. T., Gunasekare, M. T. Kumudini, Sharma, Balraj, Kumar, Nimit, Sood, V. K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.08.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Alcoholic beverages; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Camellia sinensis; Cluster analysis; Crop improvement; Cultivars; Genetic analysis; Genetic diversity; Genotyping; Germplasm; Leaves; Life Sciences; Molecular structure; Phenotypic variations; Phenotyping; Pigmentation; Plant breeding; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Population genetics; Population structure; Research Article; Structural analysis; Tea; Sri Lanka; India; Tea; SSR; Genotyping; Genetic structure; Core collection

Despite tea [ Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] is one of the top non-alcoholic beverages consumed around the world; its genetic and phenotypic diversity is less understood compared to other plantation crops. The study’s aims were to undertake phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Sri Lankan...