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Determination of genetic structure of germplasm collections: Are traditional hierarchical clustering methods appropriate for genetic marker data?

J. Jansen · T.L. Odong · F.A. van Eeuwijk · J. van Heerwaarden +1 more

We studied the performance of traditional hierarchical clustering techniques using molecular marker data. In this study, we showed that the cophenetic correlation coefficient is directly related to subgroup differentiation and can thus be …

RUF-35236 2010 CC BY 4.0 17 Sep 2015

Ethno-botanical and morphological characterisation of cocoyams (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott and Xanthosoma sagittifolum L. Schott) germplasm in Malawi

I. R. M. Benesi · F. P. Chipungu · L. Herselman · M. T. Labschagne +1 more

Cocoyam accessions of Malawi were characterised using ethnobotany and morphological characters. Thirty above ground qualitative characters were evaluated. The cultivars were identified mainly based on the predominant leaf base and petiole …

RUF-34424 2010 CC BY 4.0 21 Aug 2015

Masters in Plant Breeding and Seed Systems

Plant breeding, relying on judicious use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, has supplied adapted crop varieties to many countries across the globe and ensured food security. But because of limited capacity in Sub-Saharan …

RUF-31669 2015 CC BY 4.0 14 Feb 2014