Genetic diversity and structure of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) in south-eastern Kenya

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41340/19:79707 RIV/60460709:41330/19:79707

Result on the web

<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0302561" target="_blank" >http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0302561</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190854" target="_blank" >10.1098/rsos.190854</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Genetic diversity and structure of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) in south-eastern Kenya

Original language description

Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) is an iconic tree of African savannahs. Its multipurpose character and nutritional composition of fruits and leaves offer high economic and social potential for local communities. There is an urgent need to characterize genetic diversity of the Kenyan baobab populations in order to facilitate further conservation programs. This study aims at documenting the genetic diversity and structure of baobab populations in south-eastern Kenya. Leaf or bark samples were collected from 189 baobab trees in seven populations distributed in two geographical groups, i.e. four inland and three coastal populations. Nine microsatellite loci were used to assess the genetic diversity. Overall, genetic diversity of the species was high and similarly distributed over the populations. Bayesian clustering and Principal Coordinate Analysis congruently divided the populations into two distinct clusters, suggesting significant differences between inland and coastal populations. The genetic differentiation between coastal and inland populations suggests limited possibility of gene flow between these populations. Further conservation and domestications studies should take in consideration the geographical origin of trees and more attention should be paid to morphological characterisation of fruits and leaves of the coastal and inland populations to understand the causes and the impact of the differentiation.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10611 - Plant sciences, botany

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Royal Society Open Science

ISSN

2054-5703

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

6

Issue of the periodical within the volume

9

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

1-11

UT code for WoS article

000488745800040

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85073206952