Genetic divergence in Jatropha curcas L., a potential biofuel crop in Kenya

dc.contributor.author	Ngugi, Kahiu
dc.contributor.author	Nabiswa, Alex
dc.contributor.author	Kithinji, Jacob
dc.contributor.author	Muchugi, Alice
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-28T11:00:58Z
dc.date.available	2015-09-28T11:00:58Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.identifier.citation	Biofuels Volume 4, Issue 3, 2013	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.4155/bfs.13.5
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11295/91549
dc.description.abstract	Background: The aim of this research was to estimate the genetic divergence among 49 genotypes of Jatropha curcas L. and to identify potential parental lines needed for breeding high oil and seed yielding cultivars. Methodology: The genotypes were studied for several agronomic traits including: plant height, days to flowering (50%), male:female flower ratio, number of fruits, seed yield, 100-seed weight and oil content. Genetic divergence was measured using Mahalanobis’ D2 statistics and Tocher cluster methods. Results & conclusion: The most diverse genotypes were those from different geographical origins, suggesting a relationship between genetic and geographical diversity. Hybridization of genotypes from East Africa with those from Madagascar and Mexico would generate high-level genetic divergence.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Nairobi	en_US
dc.title	Genetic divergence in Jatropha curcas L., a potential biofuel crop in Kenya	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.type.material	en	en_US