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Allelic diversity of natural oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) populations detected by microsatellite markers: implications for conservation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2007

Claude Bakoumé ,
Ratnam Wickneswari ,
Nookiah Rajanaidu ,
Ahmad Kushairi ,
Philippe Amblard  and
Norbert Billotte
Claude Bakoumé*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Ratnam Wickneswari
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Nookiah Rajanaidu
Affiliation:
MPOB (Malaysian Palm Oil Board), P.O. Box 10620, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ahmad Kushairi
Affiliation:
MPOB (Malaysian Palm Oil Board), P.O. Box 10620, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Philippe Amblard
Affiliation:
Cirad (Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement), UMR 1096, TA 80/03 Avenue Agropolis, 34398 Montpellier, Cedex 5, France
Norbert Billotte
Affiliation:
Cirad (Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement), UMR 1096, TA 80/03 Avenue Agropolis, 34398 Montpellier, Cedex 5, France
*
*Corresponding author: Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, P.O. Box 2137, Douala, Cameroon. E-mail: cbakoume@yahoo.fr
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Abstract

The allelic diversity within oil palm populations (45 native ones from 10 African countries, three breeding populations and one collection of semi-wild material) was determined using 16 microsatellite markers. A total of 209 alleles were detected, with a mean number of 13.1 alleles per locus. The mean effective number of alleles per locus (Ae) was 3.3 ± 1.3. Although the Duncan's multiple range test only separated the group of populations from Madagascar from the rest on the basis of Ae, the presence of unique and rare alleles and high values of Ae suggest that 23 of the African populations should be conserved to secure allelic diversity.

Keywords

allelic diversityconservationElaeis guineensisoil palm
Type
In Brief
Information
Plant Genetic Resources , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , August 2007 , pp. 104 - 107
Copyright
Copyright © NIAB 2007

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