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Genetic And Morphological Diversity In Monodora Myristica(gaertn.) Dunal In Eastern Nigeria
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1.3RATIONALE
M. myristica is largely harvested
from the wild and greatly affected by wild fires, urbanization, reckless
and uncontrolled felling of trees for timber and firewood without
replanting. There is need, therefore, to initiate breeding programs for
this orphan crop by first documenting available genetic and phenotypic
variations in this crop. The present report was done with this in mind,
and should provide the much needed baseline for further studies.
1.4 OBJECTIVES
The
general aim of the project was to characterize accessions of African
nutmeg inSouth eastern Nigeria and estimate the range and distribution
of genetic diversity.
The major objectives of this work were:
v To determine the level of genetic diversity among 21 accessions of Monodoramyristica using RAPD technique
v To compare morphological and yield related traits among the accessions using analysis of variance tests
v To confirm the efficiency of RAPD technique in genetic diversity studies of this important plant.
v To identify traits contributing significantly to variation in this species.
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