Patterns of genetic structure and phenotypic diversity in sorghum landraces in relation to farmers' management in Burkina Faso

Kondombo C.P., Deu M., Chantereau J., Martin G., Chapuis E., Letourmy P., Zongo J.D., Sagnard F., Vom Brocke K.
2016

Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is an important food crop in Burkina Faso. Farmers grow various sorghum landraces, distinguished by their morphological and phenological characteristics. This study aimed addressing how this varietal diversity is managed by farmers, and how their management shape the genetic structures of local sorghum. Diversity levels in ten local sorghum guinea varieties ...

Génétique et amélioration des plantes