Genetic Diversity in Cultivated Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) and Related Wild Species in East Africa

• Published in: Journal of crop science and biotechnology Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 9 - 15
• Main Authors: Nyongesa, Benson Ouma, Were, Beatrice Ang'iyo, Gudu, Samuel, Dangasuk, Otto George, Onkware, Augustino Osoro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: wild species; sesame breeding; genetic variation; ISSR; sesame landraces

Genetic diversity of traditional sesame landraces and related wild species in East Africa remains largely unexplored. Knowing what fraction of the available genetic diversity is actually used by the farmers is of central importance for understanding how cultivation shapes the genetic structure of a...