福建省梨地方品种的遗传多样性研究

利用叶绿体DNA非编码区序列acc D-psa I和17对SSR引物对原产于福建省的49个梨地方品种的遗传多样性进行分析,旨在为育种利用提供参考。获得49份福建地方品种的acc D-psa I序列,并检测到4个多态性位点,包含5个叶绿体单倍型(Hap1~Hap5),其中核苷酸多态性(Pi)为0.00139,单倍型多样性(Hd)为0.660。TCS网络图显示Hap5是最古老的单倍型,其仅在两个样品中检测到。17个SSR位点共检测到211个等位基因位点,有效等位基因数(A)为5~23个,平均值为12.41;观察杂合度(Ho)和期望杂合度(He)的平均值分别为0.5802和0.7549;17个SSR位点的Shannon’s信息指数(I)值为0.5830~2.7683,平均值为1.8661,表现出较高的遗传多样性。基于Nei和Li的遗传距离的邻接法(Neighbor-Joining,NJ)将49份样品聚为9个组,其中大部分聚类结果与单倍型类型表现的亲缘关系较为一致。叶绿体单倍型和SSR多态性位点信息证实福建地方品种具有较为丰富的遗传多样性。     

Isolation and characteristics of eight novel polymorphic microsatellite loci from the genome of garlic (Allium sativum L.)

Here we characterized eight novel polymorphic SSR markers, developed from an enriched genomic library of garlic (Allium sativum L.). These SSRs produced a total of 64 alleles across 90 garlic accessions, with an average of 8 alleles per locus. Values for observed (H_O) and expected (H_E) heterozygosity ranged from 0.16 to 0.77 (mean = 0.44) and from 0.22 to 0.86 (mean = 0.65), respectively. Six loci deviated significantly (P < 0.05) from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium (HWE). The averages of gene diversity and PIC values were 0.65 and 0.62, respectively. The mean genetic similarity coefficient was 0.4380, indicating that among garlic accessions existed wide genetic variation. Based on 64 alleles obtained by 8 SSRs, a phenogram was constructed to understand the relationships among the 90 accessions. These newly developed SSRs should prove very useful tools for genotypes identification, assessment of genetic diversity and population structure in garlic.     

板栗野生居群遗传多样性研究

使用从板栗中提取的10个微卫星引物对4个中国栗野生居群的69个个体进行扩增,共检测到84个等位基因,每个位点的等位基因数为4～13,每位点的平均等位基因数目为8.4个,平均有效等位基因数(Ne)为4.998,平均期望杂合度(He)为0.777,平均PIC值为0.739,Nei’s多样性指数(h)为0.771,以陕西汉中居群具有最高的遗传多样性。遗传分化系数Gst仅为0.141。UPGMA树状聚类图表明4个野生群体被分为两部分,其中云南、四川、安徽3个居群距离相近位于同一组,此结果与PCA分析结果一致,2种方法均显示居群间的遗传关系与实际地理分布不完全相关。     

Microsatellite markers based assessment of genetic diversity in Iranian olive (Olea europaea L.) collections

To study the genetic variation in Iranian olive collections and some foreign olive cultivars, 47 accessions of 18 local cultivars from 6 olive collections of Iran (Roudbar, Zanjan, Ahvaz, Dezful, Kazeroon and Shiraz), were analyzed along with 30 imported cultivars using 16 microsatellite primer pairs. All the used microsatellite loci revealed polymorphism in the studied genotypes, except GAPU14 and GAPU113 markers. Fourteen microsatellite primers amplified 126 polymorphic alleles in the 87 selected olive accessions. The average number of alleles per locus was 9, ranging from 3 to 14. Polymorphic information content (PIC) was 0.85. The genetic similarity based on Jaccard coefficient ranged from 0.15 to 1. The genetic relationships among accessions were investigated using cluster analysis and principal component analysis (PCA). Most of the accessions with the same name were grouped together; some exceptions were also observed. As expected, close relationship was observed among accessions within same cultivar. Most of the Iranian olive accessions were clustered to a main distinct group. Two-dimensional scatter plot of principal component analysis revealed a clear separation of most of the Iranian olives from Syrian and other introduced cultivars. These suggest that Iranian cultivars have different origin related to West Mediterranean basin cultivars and have evolved independently from the others. Between and within Iranian and foreign cultivars (cultivars including three or more accessions) genetic diversity was analyzed using analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA). AMOVA revealed higher within cultivar genetic variation (62.76%) as compare to that between cultivar variations (37.24%). The intra- and inter-cultivar variance tested by permutation test showed significant genetic variation at both levels. The high level within cultivar genetic variance could be due to mislabeling and presence of homonyms in cultivars produced by vegetative propagation from original plants.     

Genetic diversity in fruiting-mei,apricot, plum and peach revealed by AFLP analysis

Summary

High-throughput amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis, employing a two-dye automated DNA sequencer, was used to genotype accessions of four important Prunus spp. fruit crops in China, fruiting-mei (P. mume), apricot (P. armeniaca), plum (P. salicina, and P. ussuriensis) and peach (P. persica). Nine primer pairs generated a total of 2,089 AFLP bands, of which 94.4% were polymorphic. Levels of polymorphism and the genetic relationships among the crops were studied.The fixation index (F_st) of the four different fruit trees ranged from 0.53 – 0.82, and the average genetic diversity (AGD) in these species ranged from 3.2% to 12.8%. These four stone fruit species could be clustered into four clear groups on a phylogenetic tree based on bootstrap analysis. Phylogenetically, fruiting-mei was shown to be closest to apricot and most distant from peach.     

云南蔷薇属部分种质资源的SSR遗传多样性研究

利用简单重复序列SSR（Simple Sequence Repeat）标记技术对42份蔷薇属（Rosa L.）种质资源（包括13份野生种、变种、变型及29份栽培品种）的遗传多样性进行了研究。用筛选出的18对SSR引物对42份材料DNA进行PCR扩增,在18个位点共检测到148个等位基因,每一位点的等位基因变幅为6~14个,平均8.2个。材料间遗传相似系数变化范围为0.282~0.892,表明在分子水平上云南省蔷薇属植物具有丰富的遗传多样性。本研究发现,在相似系数为0.456时,基于SSR标记的聚类分析可以将 13个蔷薇野生种明显分为5个组,这与植物形态学分类结果大体一致。在遗传相似系数为0.43水平上,聚类分析将42份供试材料分为5大组群;同时初步探讨了野生种之间以及野生种与栽培品种之间的遗传亲缘关系。     

Use of chloroplast microsatellite markers as a tool to elucidate polymorphism,classification and origin of Tunisian grapevines

Chloroplast microsatellite markers were used in this study to genotype 43 grapevines accessions grown in Tunisia. Size variation was observed for the three cpSSR loci, both in the sample of cultivars and in wild accessions. The seven alleles observed in the sample of cultivars for the three loci are present in wild accessions except that their distribution is different. Levels of genetic diversity obtained for the Tunisian grapevines either in wild or cultivated gene pools are high and comparable with values obtained with other studied samples of Vitis vinifera. The distribution of haplotypes within the two samples is differential. Indeed, the chlorotype A is most abundant in the wild sample, whereas the chlorotype C is majority in the sample of cultivars. Haplotypes frequencies for cultivated grapevine distinguish haplotypes B and C as the most frequent (28% and 44% respectively) and haplotypes A and D as the least frequent (16% and 12% respectively). For wild grapevines, the seven alleles combined in three haplotypes, A, C and D. The haplotype A is the most frequent (44%) in the analyzed sample of wild accessions while haplotypes C and D show a frequency of 28%. Chlorotype distribution in Tunisian cultivars is comparable with that of cultivars in the Eastern Region representing the primary centre of domestication of the species. These results agree with the higher relevance of table grape cultivars in Tunisian viticulture and support an oriental origin of a large part of autochthons cultivars. Our results agree with other studies based in nuclear and chloroplast microsatellite markers and suggest independent domestication events for V. vinifera L. species.     

SSR-based DNA fingerprints reveal the genetic diversity of Sicilian olive (Olea europaea L.) germplasm

Summary

Twelve published simple sequence repeat (SSR; microsatellite) markers, belonging to the ssrOeUA-DCA, GAPU and UDO series, were tested in a panel of 46 accessions of olive germplasm belonging to 30 unique cultivars collected in seven Provinces of Sicily. Four well-known reference olive cultivars were also added. The analysis was carried out on an automatic capillary sequencer using fluorescent dyes, and fragment sizes were determined using internal standards. The results allowed us to rank the SSRs assayed according to their information content and reproducibility. Up to 115 alleles were identified (119, if those unique to sport mutations were included), the frequency of which allowed genetic relationships among accessions to be investigated. The probability that two unrelated genotypes displayed the same SSR pattern at all loci examined was calculated to be as low as 1.18 10^–11. Sixteen accessions were identified as synonyms. Of these, eight matched perfectly with another accession at all SSR loci examined. The others showed one or two allelic differences from the reference accession. These were interpreted as mutations. Otherwise, all accessions were clearly separated from each other. Two likely parentages were also identified (‘Giarfara’ = ‘Nocellara del Belice’

‘Cacaridduni’; and ‘Pizzo di Corvo’ = ‘Nocellara Etnea’ ‘Tonda Iblea’). The genetic diversity of the pool represented by the unique accessions was very high, reflecting the richness of the olive germplasm accumulated in Sicily. A database of the accessions is available to the scientific community (http://www.unipa.it/germolive/ssr.html) to facilitate comparisons of data.     

Newly developed SSR markers reveal genetic diversity and geographical clustering in Paeonia suffruticosa based on flower colour

Tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.), considered by many to be the national flower of China, is famous for its ornamental, medicinal and culinary attributes. In this study, a total of 8,663 Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) were detected by means of a microsatellite search of unigene sequences identified from the de novo assembly of sequence data from different genotypes of tree peony from the Zhongyuan group. Among 100 randomly selected SSR markers, 25 were successfully amplified and showed polymorphism in 31 tree peony accessions. The number of polymorphic alleles ranged from 3 to 11 for each locus and the polymorphism information content value (PIC) ranged from 0.58 to 0.85, with a mean of 0.73, indicating a high level of discriminative capability. To analyse the genetic diversity, a phylogenetic tree was constructed, which demonstrated that tree peonies of similar flower colour were clustered together. The large number of tree peony SSR markers identified in this study will be valuable in studies in genetic diversity and linkage map construction, in gene localisation and cloning and in molecular-marker-assisted breeding in tree peony.     

基于中国樱桃转录组的SSR分子标记开发与鉴定

对中国樱桃(Prunus pseudocerasus Lindl.)休眠芽转录组数据进行了SSR位点搜索和分析,发现了7 197个SSR位点,总的发生频率为15.62%。SSR重复类型以二核苷酸发生频率最高(58.65%),三核苷酸次之(34.72%)。利用8对多态性引物在24份樱桃种质中进行了引物有效性验证和遗传多样性分析,结果表明有效等位基因数最大值为2.92(Pp SSR2),最小值为1.09(Pp SSR8),平均值为1.73;香农多样性指数变化范围是0.202~1.290,平均值为0.755。观察杂合度和期望杂合度的变化范围分别是0.083~0.917和0.082~0.671;平均值分别为0.391和0.384。香农多样性指数、观察杂合度和期望杂合度3个多样性指数最大值均出现在位点Pp SSR2,最小值出现在位点Pp SSR8。基于SSR标记的24份樱桃种质的聚类结果与经典的形态学分类不完全一致,但聚类结果清晰地划分出5个不同组别,说明浙江省的中国樱桃种质资源遗传多样性丰富。两个龙泉地方品种与其他的浙江樱桃种质资源明显不同,它们与山樱和浙闽樱有着更紧密的遗传关系,该地方品种可以作为樱桃新品种选育的优良材料,有利于拓宽现有樱桃栽培品种的遗传背景。     

湖南省草莓灰霉病菌遗传多样性研究

为探明湖南省草莓灰霉病菌群体遗传结构、分化及变异规律,采用荧光标记技术对湖南省9个地理菌群的180株草莓灰霉病菌基因组DNA进行SSR分析。结果表明:9对SSR引物共检测到56个观察等位基因(Na),平均值为6.22;有效等位基因(Ne)为1.27~4.89,平均值为3.44;不同位点的基因多样性指数(H)为0.21~0.80,平均值为0.65;不同位点Shannon’s信息指数(I)为0.37~1.83,平均值为1.34。供试180株样品9个SSR多态性位点上多态性信息量PIC变化范围为0.13~0.91,不同位点PIC差异大,这一规律与I和H基本一致。不同SSR位点总的遗传多样性(Ht)为0.21~0.77,平均值为0.65;群内遗传多样性(Hs)为0.19~0.50,平均值为0.40;遗传分化系数(Gst)为0.10~0.46,平均值为0.37;基因流(Nm)为0.58~4.47,平均值为1.16。不同地理菌群平均观察等位基因(Na)、有效等位基因数目(Ne)分别为2.93和2.07,Shannon’s信息指数(I)平均为0.67,基因多样性指数(H)平均为0.40,平均多态性位点数(NP)、多态位点百分率(P)分别为6.78和75%。依据不同地理菌群之间的遗传距离(0.2797~1.9225),将供试湖南省9个地理菌群分为4大类:第Ⅰ大类主要由长沙、邵阳、岳阳、衡阳、张家界、湘潭种群组成;第Ⅱ大类主要由郴州种群组成;第Ⅲ大类主要由株洲种群组成;第Ⅳ大类由常德种群组成。总之,湖南省各地草莓灰霉病菌群体遗传多样性丰富,但地理群体间差异小,病菌遗传变异主要来自群体内部,不同地区间存在病菌的移动。     

利用苹果SSR引物分析山楂属植物遗传关系

SSR引物在不同物种间具有通用性,从141对苹果属(Malus spp.)SSR引物中筛选出10对适合于山楂属(Crataegus spp.)植物的SSR引物,并对8个种37份山楂种质资源的遗传关系进行了分析。10对SSR引物共检测到91个多态性谱带,每个位点的等位基因数为3～13个,平均为9.1个。位点杂合度为0.432～0.790,平均为0.688。10对SSR引物可以将20份山楂资源区分开,17份不能区分的资源分为3组,第1组为3个伏山楂品种,第2组和第3组分别包括大果山楂的2个和12个品种。基于SSR标记构建的聚类树状图将供试37份山楂资源分成2个类群,第1类群包括6个山楂野生种,第2类群包括供试的所有伏山楂、山楂和大果山楂资源。该聚类结果与传统形态学分类一致。     

Cross-amplification of SSR markers developed from Allium sativum to other Allium species

For genetic analysis of the genus Allium, which is composed of diverse species, we acquired 50 transferable and polymorphic microsatellite markers from A. sativum and tested them for transferability in five Allium species. Among the 50 simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci, the dinucleotide motif was the most prevalent, with a ratio of 50% (25/50), and (GT)n was more frequent than (GA)n within the dinucleotide motif. The average number of amplified alleles ranged from 1.452 to 1.910 and the accessions of A. tuberosum had a maximum of 4.8 alleles per accession with the GB-AS-104 SSR marker. Whereas A. porrum belonging to the Allium section revealed 73.0% transferability, A. altaicum and A. fistulosum appertaining to different sections showed low transferability, with a ratio of 47.6% and 48.0%, respectively. The phylogenetic results for these SSR markers did not deviate from previous classifications of the genus Allium. As the rate of successful amplification of SSR markers generally correlates with genetic distance, these SSR markers are potentially useful in the analysis of genetic relationships between or within Allium species.     

Assessment of genetic diversity of Latvian and Swedish sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) genetic resources collections by using SSR (microsatellite) markers

Three previously described highly polymorphic SSR (microsatellite) primer pairs were tested on 126 sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) accessions to adapt a fast, reliable method for preliminary screening of sweet cherry germplasm collections and to compare two sweet cherry germplasm collections: at the Latvia State Institute of Fruit-Growing, Dobele (LIFG-Dobele) and at the Division of Horticultural Genetics and Plant Breeding at Balsgård, Department of Crop Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU-Balsgård). The SSR loci were highly polymorphic with 4–10 different alleles and 5–18 genotypes. Heterozygosity values ranged from 0.431 to 0.809, gene diversity (PIC) values ranged from 0.400 to 0.753, and the discriminating power of each locus varied from 0.631 to 0.894. The combined discriminating power of all loci was highly effective (0.996). Sixteen identical accession groups with the same allele profile were discovered in both collections. This study demonstrated that SSR fingerprinting with the three primer pairs tested, can be used for preliminary characterization of sweet cherry germplasm collections.     

Origin and genetic diversity of Tunisian grapes as revealed by microsatellite markers

Ten SSR loci, previously developed for grapevine, were analyzed to evaluate the genetic variability, cultivar relatedness, and parentage in a collection of 61 autochthonous Vitis vinifera cultivars from Tunisia.The number of alleles per locus ranged from 6 to 11, while the number of genotype patterns varied between 10 and 21. The expected heterozygosity varied between 0.621 and 0.855 and the observed heterozygosity was higher than 0.9 at 4 loci (VVMD28, VVMD5, VVIP31 and VVS2) indicating that the SSRs were highly informative.Cluster analysis using unweighted pair group method with arithmetic averaging (UPGMA) suggested 14 groups among studied cultivars and 53 grapevine denominations out of 61 were unequivocally distinguished, with all accessions showing at least one-specific combination of alleles.On the other hand, in order to overcome the existing confusion in Tunisian grapevine nomenclature, of the analyzed homonymous pairs of cultivars, only ‘Balta 2’ and ‘Balta 3’ have shown identical allelic profiles, consistent with their being the same genotype. Hence, nomenclature distinction is meaningless and only one denomination should be retained.Due to the high overall power of exclusion (Q) (greater than 99.99%) and to the absence of null alleles, the set of microsatellite loci used is appropriate to determine parentage in Tunisian grapevines beyond any reasonable doubt. The analysis of fingerprints indicated that the Tunisian grape vines have evolved through out crossing between five possible parents: Balta 1, Beldi Baddar, Beldi Rafraf, Beldi Local Rafraf and Khedhiri 3.     

Assessing Rosa persica genetic diversity using amplified fragment length polymorphisms analysis

The genetic diversity among 128 Iranian Rosa persica (R. persica) accessions in the different populations was analyzed. Amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP) technique was used to produce 171 polymorphic fragments. The number of polymorphic loci ranged from 101 to 147 and the polymorphism information content (PIC) varied from 0.289 to 0.073, with an average of 0.16. This shows extreme variability and genetic diversity among the studied R. persica populations. An indirect estimate of the number of migrants per generation (Nm = 0.376) indicated that gene flow was relatively low among populations of the species. Cluster analysis using the UPGMA method grouped all accessions into six clusters. The results did not show relative agreement with the genotypes’ region of origin. Based on an analysis of molecular variance, 48% of the genetic variation of R. persica was within population and 52% was among populations. The present analysis revealed that Iranian R. persica genotypes are highly variable and genetically distinct from their origins. The apparent unique nature of the R. persica genotypes revealed by our results supports the case for the implementation of more intense characterization and conservation strategies, and provides useful information to address breeding programmes and germplasm resource management in Rosa spp.     

ISSR polymorphism in Indian wild orange (Citrus indica Tanaka,Rutaceae) and related wild species in North-east India

Inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) polymorphism in Citrus indica Tanaka (Rutaceae), an endemic and threatened wild species, was examined along with three other closely related wild taxa (C. medica L., C. latipes (Swingle) Tanaka, and C. sp. ‘Memang athur’) by analyzing 53 representative accessions sampled from North-east India. Jaccard's similarity values among 53 accessions of Citrus ranged from 0.46 to 0.97 (average = 0.75). Genetic similarity values among all the 34 accessions of C. indica were found in the range of 0.82 to 0.97 with an average of 0.90. Heterozygosity (Ht = 0.123) and Shannon's information index (I = 0.188) values estimated for C. indica revealed significantly low level of genetic variation within the species. UPGMA dendrogram grouped all 53 accessions of Citrus into four major clusters: Cluster I – C. latipes; Cluster II – C. medica; Cluster III – ‘Memang athur’ and Cluster IV – C. indica. The dendrogram placed all the 34 accessions of C. indica in five sub-clusters under Cluster IV. The placement of C. indica accessions in various sub-clusters and groups in the dendrogram was based on molecular differentiation of individual accessions rather than their geographical origin. Very low genetic diversity and destruction of its natural habitat pose serious threat to C. indica even in the Citrus Gene Sanctuary in Nokrek Biosphere Reserve (NBR) in Meghalaya. Low genetic variability, heterozygosity and Shannon's information index in C. medica, C. latipes and ‘Memang athur’ are also concerns that need to be addressed for developing appropriate strategies to conserve the genetic diversity extant in these valuable genetic resources.     

Molecular characterisation of Afghan pistachio accessions by amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs)

Summary

In Afghanistan, pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) is found mainly in the wild in natural forests. In this study, 17 wild Afghan pistachio accessions and three cultivated genotypes were characterised using amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs). Material was sampled mainly from the Kunduz and Takhar regions. A total of 288 AFLP fragments were generated using eight AFLP primer combinations. The number of amplified fragments varied from 18 – 48 per primer combination, and 136 bands were polymorphic, with an average of 17 polymorphic bands per primer combination. The percentages of polymorphic bands ranged from 26.2 – 79.2 per primer pair. According to UPGMA clustering of the Nei and Li distance matrix, the 17 wild accessions were grouped according to their region of origin and were distinct from the three cultivars. The AFLP technique was found to be effective for characterising wild P. vera material, which was genetically the closest to cultivated pistachio.     

Microsatellite marker-based identification of mother plants for the reliable propagation of olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars in Australia

Summary

Olive production in Australia has continued to increase in recent years, however there remains a high degree of confusion on the genetic identities of the cultivars being grown. In the present study, seven microsatellite (simple sequence repeat; SSR) loci were used to identify a set of 53 olive tree samples from different sources. The microsatellite DNA profiles of all 53 tree samples, including seven unknown trees, were compared with the SSR profiles of 14 reference olive cultivars. A total of 60 fragments (alleles), averaging 8.57 alleles per microsatellite locus, were amplified. High average values were found for the observed heterozygosity, the expected heterozygosity, and the polymorphic information content (0.73, 0.74, and 0.72, respectively). While all seven microsatellite markers proved useful for characterisation and identification purposes, a combination of three SSR primer pairs (DCA9, DCA18, and EM030) was sufficient to distinguish all 53 olive samples. The microsatellite allelic profiles allowed the 53 tree samples to be grouped into 23 genotypes. The allelic profiles of 14 of these genotypes matched with their reference cultivars, while the genetic identities of the remaining nine genotypes could not be confirmed. Some of these unknown genotypes may have been derived from feral olive trees, or were due to mislabelling and/or planting errors among Australian olive cultivars. Our results confirm the usefulness of microsatellite markers as a tool for cultivar differentiation and identification, and indicate the need for reliable identification of mother plants for commercial propagation.     

Use of ISSR,SRAP, and RAPD markers to assess genetic diversity in Turkish melons

The genetic relationships among 63 melon (Cucumis melo L.) genotypes collected from various regions of Turkey were determined by comparing their molecular ISSR, SRAP, and RAPD markers with those of 19 foreign melon genotypes to investigate the taxonomic relationships and genetic variation of Turkish melon germplasm. Total 162 polymorphic markers (69, 18, and 75 obtained from ISSR, SRAP, and RAPD primers, respectively) were used to define the genetic similarity among the melon genotypes by dendrogram or two and three dimensional scalings. The average similarity (SM coefficient) between any two pairs of accessions examined as estimated by molecular variation was 0.73 ± 0.48. Within-group genetic similarities ranged between 0.46 and 0.96. Related genotypes or genotypes collected from similar regions were partitioned to similar clusters. Southeastern Anatolian genotypes were distinctly apart from group inodorus and group cantalupensis (sweet) genotypes. This reinforced the position of Turkey in the secondary genetic diversity center of melon. The genetic diversity among Turkish genotypes (H = 0.28 and I = 0.42) was only a little less than that of the world accessions (H = 0.30 and I = 0.45). On the other hand, the percentage of polymorphic loci among Turkish melon genotypes (90.7%) was even higher than that of the world accessions (87.6%).