Understanding the genetic diversity and population structure of yam (Dioscorea alata L.) using microsatellite markers

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 12; no. 3; p. e0174150
• Main Authors: Arnau, Gemma, Bhattacharjee, Ranjana, Mn, Sheela, Chair, Hana, Malapa, Roger, Lebot, Vincent, K, Abraham, Perrier, Xavier, Petro, Dalila, Penet, Laurent, Pavis, Claudie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 29.03.2017; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adaptation; Africa; Agricultural sciences; Agriculture; Anthracnose; Asia; Bayes Theorem; Bayesian analysis; Biodiversity; Biodiversity and Ecology; Biology and Life Sciences; Breeding; Caribbean Region; Collections; Colletotrichum - pathogenicity; Colletotrichum - physiology; Conservation; Crops; Crops, Agricultural; Cultivars; Dioscorea - classification; Dioscorea - genetics; Dioscorea - microbiology; Disease resistance; Disease Resistance - genetics; Domestication; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Food; Food supply; Genetic aspects; Genetic diversity; Genetic Markers; Genetic resources; Genetic Variation; Genetics; Genotype & phenotype; Genotyping; Germplasm; Life Sciences; Microsatellite Repeats; Microsatellites; Microsatellites (Genetics); People and places; Phylogeny; Phylogeography; Plant Breeding; Plant Diseases - genetics; Plant Diseases - microbiology; Ploidies; Ploidy; Population genetics; Population structure; Principal Component Analysis; Vegetal Biology; Yams; Southeast Asia; France; Guadeloupe; West Africa

Yams (Dioscorea sp.) are staple food crops for millions of people in tropical and subtropical regions. Dioscorea alata, also known as greater yam, is one of the major cultivated species and most widely distributed throughout the tropics. Despite its economic and cultural importance, very little is k...