02367naa a2200301 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400350006010000170009524501370011226000090024930000100025852014740026865000120174265000250175465000130177965000220179265300200181465300190183465300270185370000170188070000170189770000160191470000170193070000260194770000190197377300730199220602622017-01-09       2016    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1007/s10722-016-0378-z2DOI1 aMOURA, E. F.  aMolecular characterization of accessions of a rare genetic resourcebsugary cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) from Brazilian Amazon  c2016  a11 p.  aSugary cassava (Manihot esculenta) represents a type of cassava that accumulates sugar in its root due to a deficiency to convert sugar into starch. This type of cassava is usually found in the Brazilian Amazon. The genetic variability of a group of 39 accessions of sugary cassavas sampled in the States of Amazonas and Para´ in Brazil and conserved in two germplasm banks was investigated with eleven microsatellite loci. All eleven loci were polymorphic, with 5.91 alleles per locus. Analyses indicated that 14 of the 39 accessions had the same multiloci profile and represented four genotypes, with 4.03 9 10-7 of probability of identity. Duplicates were discarded and 29 genotypes were used in the genetic analyses for groups. Structure analysis divided the 29 genotypes into two groups (K = 2), where group 1 contained only genotypes sampled in the northeast of the State of Para´ and group 2 contained genotypes sampled in the State of Amazonas, west of Para´ and one genotype from the northeast of Para´. AMOVA indicated high differentiation among the two States (UST = 0.374**) and among the two groups detected by Structure (UST = 0.45**). Genetic parameters indicated higher genetic diversity among genotypes of group 2. Results showed that there are two genetic groups of sugary cassavas conserved in the germplasm banks of Brazil and they must be investigated in order to identify different sources of mutations associated with starch conversion route.  acassava  aBanco de Germoplasma  aMandioca  aManihot Esculenta  aBag da mandioca  aGermplasm bank  aMelhoramento Genético1 aSOUSA, N. R.1 aMOURA, M. F.1 aDIAS, M. C.1 aSOUZA, E. D.1 aFARIAS NETO, J. T. de1 aSAMPAIO, J. E.  tGenetic Resources and Crop Evolutiongv. 63, n. 4, p. 583-593, 2016.