Morpho-agronomic, cytogenetic and molecular characterization of the CIRAD yam collection for thier enhancement and utilization in genetic improvement programs

Arnau Gemma, Némorin Alice, Maledon Erick, Lambert Frédéric. 2007. Morpho-agronomic, cytogenetic and molecular characterization of the CIRAD yam collection for thier enhancement and utilization in genetic improvement programs. In : Marketing opportunities for agriculture and forestry products in the Greater Caribbean - A challenge for the 21st century. Colon Wilfredo (ed.), Lugo Wanda I. (ed.). CFCS. San Juan : Caribbean Food Crops Society, Résumé, 188. Annual Meeting of Caribbean Food Crops Society. 43, San José, Costa Rica, 16 Septembre 2007/22 Septembre 2007.

Résumé : The greater yam (Dioscorea alata) is a crop with a potential for increased commercial production. However, several problems limit its development: tuber characteristics are often not adapted to commercial production, and anthracnose disease, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, is always a threat. In 2003, CIRAD initiated a selection and varietal improvement program in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) to provide producers with new varieties adapted to agronomic, phytosanitary and socio-economic constraints. For this purpose, we have a collection of 150 D. alata accessions from different countries (South Pacific, etc), representing wide genetic crop variability, as well as 145 accessions of five other Dioscorea sp., closely related to D. alata, which present useful characteristics. This collection has been characterized at the morpho-agronomic, cytogenetic and molecular levels. Data on 13 morpho-agronomic characteristics were collected based on the IPGRI descriptors. Chromosome counting and flow cytometry were used to assess the ploidy levels. Fifteen microsatellite markers were used to estimate the genetic diversity of D. alata germplasm. The data obtained have made it possible to streamline cross-breeding and have also allowed us to select some good varieties that combine productivity, tuber quality and antracnose resistance, which are directly usable by producers. (Texte intégral)

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Dioscorea alata, collection de matériel génétique, amélioration des plantes, caractère agronomique, anatomie végétale, cytogénétique, génétique moléculaire

Classification Agris : F30 - Génétique et amélioration des plantes

Auteurs et affiliations

• Arnau Gemma, CIRAD-BIOS-UPR Multiplication végétative (GLP) ORCID: 0000-0003-0714-6830
• Némorin Alice, CIRAD-BIOS-UPR Multiplication végétative (FRA)
• Maledon Erick, CIRAD-BIOS-UPR Multiplication végétative (GLP)
• Lambert Frédéric, CIRAD-BIOS-UPR Multiplication végétative (GLP)

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