Genetic Diversity in Shea Tree (Vitellaria Paradoxa Subspecies Nilotica) Ethno-Varieties in Uganda Assessed with Microsatellite Markers

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dc.contributor.authorGwali, Samson
dc.contributor.authorVaillant, Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorNakabonge, Grace
dc.contributor.authorOkullo, John Bosco Lamoris
dc.contributor.authorEilu, Gerald
dc.contributor.authorMuchugi, Alice
dc.contributor.authorBouvet, Jean-Marc
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-08T13:27:24Z
dc.date.available2022-07-08T13:27:24Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractShea trees (Vitellariaparadoxa C. F. Gaertn.) are classified locally into several folk or ethno-varieties by farmers in Uganda. It is, however, not clear whether this folk classification is supported by genetic differentiation between ethno-varieties. Genetically linked traits from folk classification are useful in conservation and breeding programmes. A total of 118 individual shea trees constituting 28 ethno-varieties sampled from three farming systems of Uganda were analysed using microsatellite markers. The number of alleles amplified per microsatellite locus ranged from 6 to 13 with an average of 9.5, with a total of 106 alleles identified. Observed (Ho) and expected heterozygosity (He) per locus ranged from 0.366 to 0.934 and 0.580 to 0.840, respectively. Mean Ho and He values for all loci across all ethno-varieties were 0.633 and 0.727, respectively. Analysis of molecular variance indicated that most of the variation (86.28%) occurred within individual trees; 11.25% was found among individual trees within ethno-varieties while 2.47% was found among ethno-varieties. The in-breeding index (f = 0.130), fixation index (θP = 0.025), gene flow value (Nm = 6.56) and cluster analysis show that all shea tree ethno-varieties were a single out-crossing population with very low genetic differentiation and high gene flow. The low differentiation in shea tree ethno-varieties was most likely due to the utilization of non-genetic traits in folk classification. However, while ethno-variety genetic structure was very weak, overall spatial population structure indicated the presence of three populations (West Nile, Northern and Teso). The West Nile population was more distantly related to the other two most likely due to isolation barriers such as the Rift Valley, Lake Albert and River Nile.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGwali, S., Vaillant, A., Nakabonge, G., Okullo, J. B. L., Eilu, G., Muchugi, A., & Bouvet, J. M. (2015). Genetic diversity in shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa subspecies nilotica) ethno-varieties in Uganda assessed with microsatellite markers. Forests, Trees and Livelihoods, 24(3), 163-175.https://doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2014.956808en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4182
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherForests, Trees and Livelihoodsen_US
dc.subjectfarming system; genetic variation; gene flow; heterozygosity; folk classification; population structure; SSR fingerprintingen_US
dc.titleGenetic Diversity in Shea Tree (Vitellaria Paradoxa Subspecies Nilotica) Ethno-Varieties in Uganda Assessed with Microsatellite Markersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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