1Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396 450, Gujarat, India
2Division of Germplasm Evaluation, ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi, 110 012, India
3Department of Botany, West Bengal State University, Barasat, 700 124, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
ICAR-AICRP on Tuber Crops, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, 741 252, West Bengal, India
*Corresponding Author: Jayanta Tarafdar, ICAR-AICRP on Tuber Crops, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, West Bengal, India, E-Mail: jayanta94bckv@gmail.com
Online published on 10 August, 2023.
Eighty-two genotypes of sweet potato of the Indian collection were subjected to molecular characterization using 29 simple sequence repeat markers (SSR) to study molecular-level genetic diversity. A total of 70 alleles with an average of 0.47 PIC value was recorded. The SAHN dendrogram based on UPGMA clustering method depicted total 6 sub-clusters where the highest K values for different genetically distinct populations interpreted was 5. POPGENE structure revealed the smallest group of total seven genotypes with highest genetic purity from genotypes from the states of West Bengal and Telangana. Factorial analysis majorly differentiated the genotypes between two groups of eastern and middle with collections of southern India. These genotypes collected from diverse geographical regions showed great genetic diversity, possibly having some influence on their adaptation due to geography.
Sweet potato, Genotypes, Characterization, POPGENE structure, SSR, Genetic diversity
