Voandzou is a seed legume cultivated in Burkina Faso with significant nutritional potential. The objective of this study was to assess the genetic diversity of Bambara nut cultivated in Burkina Faso using microsatellite markers. For the study, fifteen SSRs markers were used for molecular characterization of 90 Bambara nut landraces from three agro
climatic zones of Burkina Faso. All markers were 100% polymorphic with an average value of 4.81 for effective
alleles. The polymorphism information content (PIC) ranged from 0.654 to 0.867 with a mean of 0.775. Dendrogram classified the accessions in four mixed groups independently of the three agro-climatic zones. This distribution is consistent with the results on the agromorphological characterization of the same landraces. This information was
served as a basic model for breeding and conservation programs of V. subterranea in Burkina Faso.

Bambara Nut Landraces Genetics Diversity SSR Markers