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Genetic diversity and population structure of early and extra-early maturing maize germplasm adapted to sub-Saharan Africa

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Title Genetic diversity and population structure of early and extra-early maturing maize germplasm adapted to sub-Saharan Africa
 
Creator Badu-Apraku, B.
Garcia-Oliveira, A.L.
Petroli, C.D.
Hearne, S.
Adewale, S.A.
Gedil, M.
 
Subject maize
zea mays
genetics
population
structures
subsaharan africa
genetic diversity (as resource)
dna
 
Description Open Access Journal; Published online: 17 Feb 2021
Background
Assessment and effective utilization of genetic diversity in breeding programs is crucial for sustainable genetic improvement and rapid adaptation to changing breeding objectives. During the past two decades, the commercialization of the early and extra-early maturing cultivars has contributed to rapid expansion of maize into different agro-ecologies of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where maize has become an important component of the agricultural economy and played a vital role in food and nutritional security. The present study aimed at understanding the population structure and genetic variability among 439 early and extra-early maize inbred lines developed from three narrow-based and twenty-seven broad-based populations by the International Iinstitute of Tropical Agriculture Maize Improvement Program (IITA-MIP). These inbreds were genotyped using 9642 DArTseq-based single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers distributed uniformly throughout the maize genome.

Results
About 40.8% SNP markers were found highly informative and exhibited polymorphic information content (PIC) greater than 0.25. The minor allele frequency and PIC ranged from 0.015 to 0.500 and 0.029 to 0.375, respectively. The STRUCTURE, neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree and principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) grouped the inbred lines into four major classes generally consistent with the selection history, ancestry and kernel colour of the inbreds but indicated a complex pattern of the genetic structure. The pattern of grouping of the lines based on the STRUCTURE analysis was in concordance with the results of the PCoA and suggested greater number of sub-populations (K = 10). Generally, the classification of the inbred lines into heterotic groups based on SNP markers was reasonably reliable and in agreement with defined heterotic groups of previously identified testers based on combining ability studies.

Conclusions
Complete understanding of potential heterotic groups would be difficult to portray by depending solely on molecular markers. Therefore, planned crosses involving representative testers from opposing heterotic groups would be required to refine the existing heterotic groups. It is anticipated that the present set of inbreds could contribute new beneficial alleles for population improvement, development of hybrids and lines with potential to strengthen future breeding programs. Results of this study would help breeders in formulating breeding strategies for genetic enhancement and sustainable maize production in SSA.
 
Date 2021
2021-06-07T15:31:30Z
2021-06-07T15:31:30Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Badu-Apraku, B., Garcia-Oliveira, A.L., Petroli, C.D., Hearne, S., Adewale, S.A. & Gedil, M. (2021). Genetic diversity and population structure of early and extra-early maturing maize germplasm adapted to sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Plant Biology, 21(1), 1-15.
1471-2229
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113879
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-02829-6
BIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 1-15
application/pdf
 
Source BMC Plant Biology