@article{fdi:010037707,
  title = {{D}iversity of wild and cultivated pearl millet accessions ({P}ennisetum glaucum [{L}.] {R}. {B}r.) in {N}iger assessed by microsatellite markers},
  author = {{M}ariac, {C}{\'e}dric and {L}uong, {V}iviane and {K}apran, {I}. and {M}amadou, {A}. and {S}agnard, {F}. and {D}eu, {M}. and {C}hantereau, {J}. and {G}{\'e}rard, {B}. and {N}djeunga, {J}. and {B}ezancon, {G}illes and {P}ham, {J}ean-{L}ouis and {V}igouroux, {Y}ves},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{G}enetic diversity of crop species in sub-{S}ahelian {A}frica is still poorly documented. {A}mong such crops, pearl millet is one of the most important staple species. {I}n {N}iger, pearl millet covers more than 65% of the total cultivated area. {A}nalyzing pearl millet genetic diversity, its origin and its dynamics is important for in situ and ex situ germplasm conservation and to increase knowledge useful for breeding programs. {W}e developed new genetic markers and a high-throughput technique for the genetic analysis of pearl millet. {U}sing 25 microsatellite markers, we analyzed genetic diversity in 46 wild and 421 cultivated accessions of pearl millet in {N}iger. {W}e showed a significantly lower number of alleles and lower gene diversity in cultivated pearl millet accessions than in wild accessions. {T}his result contrasts with a previous study using iso-enzyme markers showing similar genetic diversity between cultivated and wild pearl millet populations. {W}e found a strong differentiation between the cultivated and wild groups in {N}iger. {A}nalyses of introgressions between cultivated and wild accessions showed modest but statistically supported evidence of introgressions. {W}ild accessions in the central region of {N}iger showed introgressions of cultivated alleles. {A}ccessions of cultivated pearl millet showed introgressions of wild alleles in the western, central, and eastern parts of {N}iger.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}heoretical and {A}pplied {G}enetics},
  volume = {114},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {49--58},
  ISSN = {0040-5752},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00122-006-0409-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037707},
}