Correlation between molecular diversity and biochemical traits of edible aerial parts of Basella alba L. from different geographical locations of Sri Lanka
Lakshanee Weerasinghe Dahanayaka, Mapa Mudiyanselage Sumudu Tharangani Mapa, Chamila Chathuranga Kadigamuwa, Dhanushka Udayanga · 2025
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Description
Lakshanee Dahanayaka and co-authors ask whether the chemistry of Basella alba, a leafy green eaten across Sri Lanka, rides on its genes. Earlier work found the plant's nutrients and antioxidants shifting by agro-climatic zone. If genes drive the shift, growers can breed or source for the richest leaves.
Their 2025 study fingerprints plants from fifteen locations with random DNA markers and sets the pattern against the known chemistry. A handful of primers gave clear, repeatable bands, and nearly every band varied across sites, proof of wide diversity. Similarity scores sorted the sites into kin groups, with some pairs near twins and others distant. The genetic map now stands beside the chemistry map, ready for the correlation test.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lakshanee Weerasinghe Dahanayaka, Mapa Mudiyanselage Sumudu Tharangani Mapa, Chamila Chathuranga Kadigamuwa, Dhanushka Udayanga |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |