Abstract
Ceratotheca sesamoides is a plant species having notable nutritional and medicinal properties, but it remains unexplored in West Africa, despite its importance in traditional agro-food systems. This study aimed to characterize the genetic, agromorphological and biochemical diversity of local accessions in Burkina Faso and propose sustainable valorization strategies for the species. Forty-nine samples were collected from different agro-ecological zones. Genetic diversity was analyzed using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, with data processed by GenAiEx version 6.501, revealing significant variation among accessions. Genetic structuring was examined using the Neighbor-Joining method, identifying three distinct genetic groups. Agromorphological, physico-chemical and biochemical diversity were assessed using statistical tools in R version 4.3.3. The analysis of variance indicated significant differences in traits between groups. Pearson correlation coefficients were computed to study the relationships between key bioactive compounds like polyphenols, flavonoids, alkaloids and essential minerals, such as magnesium, copper and sodium. These findings suggest substantial potential for the species in therapeutic and nutritional applications, supporting its sustainable valorization.
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Claim · model-written summary
SSR markers revealed significant genetic diversity among Ceratotheca sesamoides accessions.
- Taxon
- Ceratotheca sesamoides
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Ceratotheca sesamoidese0 - Material
- local accessionse1
- Outcome
- genetic diversitye2
- Qualifier
- simple sequence repeat (SSR) markerse2
- Setting
- Burkina Fasoe1
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Verbatim
e0“Ceratotheca sesamoides is a plant species having notable nutritional and medicinal properties”
e1“local accessions in Burkina Faso”
e2“Genetic diversity was analyzed using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, with data processed by GenAiEx version 6.501, revealing significant variation among accessions”
Claim · model-written summary
Neighbor-Joining analysis identified three distinct genetic groups among Ceratotheca sesamoides accessions.
- Taxon
- Ceratotheca sesamoidesCeratotheca sesamoidese0
- Outcome
- distinct genetic groupse3
- Value
- threee3
- Qualifier
- Neighbor-Joining methode3
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Verbatim
e0“Ceratotheca sesamoides is a plant species having notable nutritional and medicinal properties”
e3“Genetic structuring was examined using the Neighbor-Joining method, identifying three distinct genetic groups”
Claim · model-written summary
ANOVA indicated significant differences in agromorphological and biochemical traits between the genetic groups.
- Taxon
- Ceratotheca sesamoidesCeratotheca sesamoidese0
- Outcome
- traitse4
- Qualifier
- between groupse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Ceratotheca sesamoides is a plant species having notable nutritional and medicinal properties”
e4“The analysis of variance indicated significant differences in traits between groups”