Tamarind was recently earmarked for conservation to support livelihoods in East Africa. The objective of the current study was to generate knowledge of tamarind morphological variations, their correlation to environment, relation to mitochondrial haplotypes and thus suitability as markers for germplasm and conservation units' selection in East Africa. We characterized variations in tamarind diameter at breast height (DBH), crown section area (CSA) and height (morphological characters) in different environment (temperature, rainfall, soils, habitats, Phytocoria, altitudes and latitudes) and mapped the variations in relation to established mitochondria haplotypes. Results show that tamarind mean height, DBH and CSA increased from Island to mainland Phytocoria; respectively < 5 m to 14 m, 61 cm to 189 cm and 28 m3 to 229 m3 and were influenced (P
Publication year
2010
Authors
Nyadoi P; Okori P; Okullo J B L; Obua J; Burg K; Fluch, S.; Magogo N; Saleh H; Temu A B; Jamnadass, R.
Language
English
Keywords
phosphorus, potassium,, livelihoods, molecular
