Genetic Diversity of Moringa (Moringa Oleifera Lam.)

Genetic and cytogenetic analysis of Moringa oleifera short and long capsule phenotypes

“…8), a number of bands similar to the averages documented in other studies with a frequency between 2 and 6 bands with Moringa oleifera species from Tamil Nadu (Natarajan & Joshi, 2015). The observed polymorphisms indicate that ISSR primers are good and reliable for the assessment of genetic diversity in M. oleifera with potential applications in breeding programs (Lakshmidevamma et al, 2021;Natarajan & Joshi, 2015).…”

“…Table 5 shows the measures of genetic diversity and Wright statistics, which indicate the presence of polymorphic loci with similarities in both types of moringa (short and long capsule), which is re ected in the variation in the population, and is related to the frequency of the most popular allele (less than 0.99 − 0.95). Likewise, in this work the genetic diversity (variability of an inbred population) of both genotypes was observed, in general in previous works have categorized Moringa oleifera as a species of high genetic diversity (Lakshmidevamma et al, 2021), in particular in this work a higher genetic diversity was presented in the short capsule population compared to that of the long capsule population with values of 0.33 and 0.31 respectively, similar behaviors in studies of cross-pollinated plants (Tomas et al, 2017). On the other hand, the genetic variation of the population (which represents the average number of alleles) was 1.88, a value attributed to cross-pollinated plants which can improve genetic diversity, and provide an advantage by reducing the risk of inbreeding depression (Oliveira et al, 2024).…”

“…On the other hand, the genetic variation of the population (which represents the average number of alleles) was 1.88, a value attributed to cross-pollinated plants which can improve genetic diversity, and provide an advantage by reducing the risk of inbreeding depression (Oliveira et al, 2024). Likewise, an average number of alleles close to 1.55 is attributed to free pollination by factors in the environment such as air, and animals such as birds and insects, which could be a form of pollination due to moringa ower morphology and general tree morphology (Lakshmidevamma et al, 2021;Singh et al, 2020). The Fst value to indicate the level of genetic variation in a subpopulation compared to total variation was higher in long-capped moringa (more than double) compared to short-capped moringa, indicating a classi cation with moderate differences and greater interpopulation genetic differentiation (Barrera-Guzmán et al, 2020).…”

Moringa oleifera Seed at the Interface of Food and Medicine: Effect of Extracts on Some Reproductive Parameters, Hepatic and Renal Histology

“…Moringa oleifera (MO) is a resilient tree cultivated mainly within the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world whose origin has been linked to two continents of Asia and Africa ( Lakshmidevamma et al, 2021 ). More striking is the oral histories recorded by Lowell Fuglie in Senegal and many other parts of West Africa where the lifesaving nutritional applications of MO ( Fuglie, 1999 ; Fahey, 2005 ) has continued to be harnessed.…”

Moringa oleifera Genebank in Brazil: current status and future approaches

“…Since moringa is a cross-pollinated plant is expected that most variation is found within the population(Leone et al 2015). Moreover, different factors may affect the genetic variability in moringa populations, such as aleatory mating patterns, genetic drifts caused by changes in allelic frequency, spontaneous mutation, and migration events of alleles within the population(Lakshmidevamma et al 2021). Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) showing the genetic variation within and among accessions from Moringa Genebank of Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros based on 20 ISSR primers.…”