Microsatellite variability within and among local landrace populations of tea, Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze, in Kyoto, Japan

Genetic variability within and among eight landrace populations of tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) located in southern Kyoto, Japan, was surveyed with six microsatellite markers. The average number of alleles per locus was 3.83 to 4.67 for landrace populations, whereas the corresponding value among modern cultivars and breeding lines was 6.63. Expected heterozygosity values averaged over loci within landrace populations ranged from 0.498 to 0.723. A similar level of variation, 0.682, was observed for cultivars and breeding lines. High fixation index values (0.177–0.417) for each population are consistent with biparental inbreeding within the population. Genetic differentiation among local populations was extremely low with F _ST = 0.062, although AMOVA revealed significant differentiation among landrace populations. We propose that these populations share a common ancestral gene pool and that some degree of artificial selection within each population has been performed by local farmers. Neighbor-joining analysis revealed that genetic relationships among populations reflect geographical location of populations. This might result from more frequent genetic exchange by nearby farmers.     

Isozyme studies of genetic diversity and evolution in Hippophae

Summary To provide information on the genetic variation, differentiation and evolution in Hippophae seed samples of 25 populations from China, Finland and Russia were electrophoretically analyzed. Of six loci investigated, four were good genetic markers for identifying species and subspecies. The percentages of polymorphic loci per population were 40.3% and 62.5% at 0.95 and 0.99 polymorphic criteria respectively. The mean number of alleles per locus per population was 2.1. Total genetic diversity in the material was 0.4614. Genetic diversity partitioning showed that there was a large amount of diversity residing within geographical populations (0.1354), between subspecies within species (0.1046) and between species (0.2566) but not between geographical populations (0.0114). There were nearly twice as many negative fixation indices as positive ones in Hippophae populations. The phylogenetic tree agreed very well with botanic classifications of the species and subspecies and their geographical distributions, and quantitatively presented the genetic relationships of 25 populations. A detailed view of the evolutionary stages in Hippophae showed clearly a general decline of similarity as evolutionary divergence continued, which further explained the evolution process in Hippophae.     

Simple sequence repeats marker polymorphism in emmer wheat (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Triticum dicoccon</Emphasis> Schrank): Analysis of genetic diversity and differentiation

Genetic diversity was investigated in 73 accessions of emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccon Schrank) from 11 geographical regions using a set of 29 simple-sequence repeat (SSR or microsatellite) markers, representing at least two markers for each chromosome. The SSR primers amplified a total of 357 different alleles with an average of 12.31 alleles per locus. The number of fragments detected by each primer ranged between 6 (Xgwm1066) and 21 (Xgwm268). Null alleles were detected in nine of the 29 primers used. A high level of gene diversity index was observed. Across the 29 primers, gene diversity ranged from 0.60 (Xgwm46) to 0.94 (Xgwm655), with a mean of 0.82. There was a highly significant correlation (r=0.882; p<0.01) between gene diversity index and the number of loci, showing the number of loci per se is a strong indicator of diversity. Analysis of genetic diversity within and among eleven geographical regions revealed most of the genetic diversity of the total sample resided within regions. The coefficient of gene differentiation (Gst = 0.27) showed that the genetic variation within and among the 11 geographical regions was 73 and 27%, respectively. High value of mean number of alleles per locus was found in Iran (4.86) followed by Morocco (4.10) and Armenia (4.03). On the contrary, lower mean number of alleles per locus was detected in Yemen (2.83). The average gene diversity index across regions ranged from 0.52 (Slovakia) to 0.67 (Morocco) with an average of 0.60. Multivariate techniques of principal component analysis and clustering were employed to examine genetic relationship among the 73 emmer wheat accessions vis-à-vis geographical regions of collections. The genetic distance coefficients for all possible 55 pairs of regional comparisons ranged from 0.63 (between Iran and Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, Georgia and Slovakia) to 0.97 (between Morocco and Yemen, Spain and Georgia, and Turkey and Iran) with a mean of 0.82. From the PCA results, a two dimensional plot of PC1 versus PC2 was constructed. The scatter plot of the first two principal components which explained altogether 27% of the total variation depicted the presence of a clear pattern of geographical differentiation except in few cases like accessions from Caucasian region. Similar pattern of genetic relationships among accessions was observed in cluster analysis. The study provided genetic information of emmer wheat in relation to geographical regions of origin. The information could be utilized in crop improvement, germplasm conservation programs, and in further investigation.     

Genetic diversity of melon landraces (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Cucumis melo</Emphasis> L.) in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on the basis of simple sequence repeat markers

We investigated the genetic variation and relationships among 35 melon landraces collected from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China by using 19 polymorphic simple sequence repeat markers (SSRs). A total of 55 polymorphic alleles were amplified. The number of alleles per SSR locus ranged from 2 to 5 with an average of 2.89 alleles per locus. The average gene diversity (GD) was 0.42 with a range of 0.06–0.71, and the average observed heterozygosity was 0.22 with a range of 0.06–0.97, indicating that the genetic diversity among the Xinjiang melon landraces was abundant. Genetic variation was also detected between the landrace populations in different regions in Xinjiang. The most abundant genetic diversity was observed among the landraces in Eastern Xinjiang, with the highest GD of 0.45 and PIC of 0.39. Eleven alleles (20 %) were found exclusively in the landraces from Eastern Xinjiang, and two alleles (3.6 %) were unique to the landraces from Southern and Northern Xinjiang. The genetic similarity matrix was defined on the basis of Jaccard coefficient to determine the genetic relationships among Xinjiang landraces. Cluster analysis was performed using the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic means, showing that the ‘wild Hami’ (XJ-34) landrace was distinct from the 34 other landraces that were divided into three clusters. Therefore, the genetic background of XJ-34 differed from that of the other landraces. The landraces were not precisely separated on the basis of their geographic origins, although most of these landraces were likely grouped near one another, as visualized through principal coordinate analysis. Thus, western China is one of the primary or secondary centers of melon diversity because of the relatively higher genetic variation detected among Xinjiang landraces. Except the ‘wild Hami’ landrace, Xinjiang melon landraces could be classified into two botanical varieties, namely, var. inodorus and var. cantalupensis. However, the distinction between these two genotypes was not significantly different.     

Genetic diversity in populations of wild diploid wheat Triticum urartu Tum. ex. Gandil. revealed by isozyme markers

Genetic variation and its distribution within and among 23 populations of Triticum urartu collected from Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Armenia, and Iran was estimated using isozyme markers at eight polymorphic loci. The number of alleles per locus (A= 1.21), percentage polymorphic loci (P= 20.1%), and mean gene diversity (H_e= 0.024) were relatively low. In a population from Lebanon, a high number of alleles per locus (A= 2.13) and percentage polymorphic loci (P= 87.5%) was found. On average, genetic variation among populations (G_ST= 0.407) was smaller than within-population variation (0.593). However, different patterns of genetic structure were found among various geographic regions. Interpopulation variation was highest for the Iranian populations (0.89) followed by the Turkish populations (0.66). A reverse pattern was observed for the Syrian (0.11) and for the Lebanese (0.13) populations. The Armenian populations exhibited similar interpopulation and within-population variation. Principal component and cluster analyses resulted in distinct grouping of the geographically proximal populations, with the exception of the two Iranian populations. The Turkish populations were different from the neighboring Armenian populations compared to other countries. The populations from southern Syria and those from Lebanon also exhibited a high degree of genetic diversity. The two most heterozygous loci, Mdh-2 and Pgi-2, separated the populations along the first and second principal components, respectively. Most of the rare alleles were scattered sporadically throughout the geographic regions. Rare alleles with high frequencies were found in the Turkish and Armenian populations. These results indicated that different geographic regions require specific sampling procedures in order to capture the range of genetic variation observed in T. urartu populations.     

用EST-SSR标记对我国养殖斑点叉尾鮰种质资源的研究

本实验采用EST-SSRs分子遗传标记技术对福州和湖北嘉鱼县的1984年群体（P1984）、福州与辽宁辽中县的1997年群体（P1997）、湖南的2004年群体（P2004）和福州的1984年与1997年群体杂交的F1代群体（P8497)等4个斑点叉尾鮰养殖群体的遗传多样性进行研究。斑点叉尾鮰EST-SSRs是从斑点叉尾鮰ESTs 序列（表达序列标签）中开发的一种新型SSR 标记,这种新型分子标记来源于表达基因,将其用于斑点叉尾鮰遗传研究可直接反映相关基因在不同斑点叉尾鮰群体间的表达差异。本实验检测到两个功能明确的基因位点。实验结果表明有10对引物可扩增出清晰条带,其中9对引物具有多态性,可作为斑点叉尾鮰遗传标记分析,有效的多态性引物占90%,共获得32个等位基因,其中大多数引物有2～4 个等位基因,4个群体的平均等位基因数（A）为3.0000-3.4000, 平均有效等位基因数（ae）为1.9455-2.3024,平均观察杂合度（Ho）为0.4068-0.4732,平均期望杂合度（He）为0.4148-0.4907,平均多态信息含量（PIC）为0.4113-0.4829,群体间的多态性差异不显著,且各群体的遗传多样性处于中等水平。根据群体间遗传相似性系数、遗传距离及UPGMA聚类分析发现,P1997和P2004群体之间的遗传距离最近,P1984和P2004群体之间的遗传距离最远,这验证了四个群体的引入顺序。通过Hardy—Weinberg检验发现,4个群体有18.75％的位点偏离了Hardy—Weinberg平衡, 表明群体各位点的基因频率和基因型频率稳定性较好。通过F-检验发现,P2004和P8497处于不同程度的杂合子过剩状态,P1984和P1997处于杂合子缺失状态。群体间发生分化程度很弱,遗传变异主要来自群体内个体之间。     

Analysis of genetic diversity in the tuber mustard (Brassica juncea var. tumida Tsen et Lee) in the Yangtze river basin of China

In the present study, analyses of SSR molecular markers were performed to investigate the genetic diversity of 133 tuber mustard cultivars. Eighty-one pairs of SSR primers from a total of 600 in Brassica produced stable amplified bands. In addition, 810 bands were detected among the cultivars, and 724 of those were polymorphic (89.38 %). The average number of bands per locus was 10.0 with a range from 5 to 16. Shannon’s information index for each SSR locus varied from 0.52 to 3.72, with an average of 2.74. The coefficients of genetic similarity in the SSR marker patterns among the 133 cultivars ranged from 0.77 to 0.91, with an average of 0.85. The cluster analysis showed that the cultivars could be classified into six clusters when the genetic similarity was 0.83, with 90.23 % of the cultivars included in Clusters 5 and 6. Principal component analysis was carried based on the SSR data. The results showed that the first three principal components could explain the genetic variation with 85.47, 0.67, and 0.61 %, and the 133 cultivars could be divided into six clusters according to the nearest phylogenetic relationship. It was indicated that the similarity was high and the genetic diversity was narrow among the 133 mustard tuber cultivars. 360 individuals from 24 cultivars were analyzed to reveal the genetic structure and genetic diversity within cultivars. A total of 925 alleles were detected in the 24 cultivars. Estimates of the mean number of alleles ‘A’, the effective allelic number ‘A_e’, the observed heterozygosity ‘H_o’, and expected heterozygosity ‘H_e’ were 6.0, 3.6, 0.64, and 0.37, respectively. An obvious genetic deviation from Hardy–Weinberg expectation was observed both among and within cultivars and a considerable genetic variation was revealed within rather than among cultivars. It is necessary to broaden the genetic basis of the breeding germplasm in tuber mustard. Based on their geographical distributions, the tuber mustard cultivars in this study can be divided into up-Yangtze river, mid-Yangtze river, and down-Yangtze river groups. Genetic diversity was highest in mid-Yangtze river group, followed by up-Yangtze river group, and then down-Yangtze river group. It was presumed that the origin center or genetic diversity center of tuber mustard was mid-Yangtze river, and the crop was transmitted along the Yangtze river in both directions.     

EST-SSR分析云南茶树资源的遗传多样性和亲缘关系

利用EST-SSR标记对云南134份茶树资源遗传多样性和亲缘关系进行了分析。30对引物共检测到等位位点127个,平均每对引物产生423个;共检测到263个基因型,平均每对引物所扩增的基因型有88个;遗传多态性信息含量平均达0501,高于其它地区的相关研究结果,表明云南茶树资源具有丰富的遗传多样性。资源间的平均遗传距离和相似系数分别为0413和0597,说明资源间的遗传差异比较大,遗传基础较宽。聚类可将134份资源划分为4大组。8个种群间的遗传相似系数变异范围为0753～0981,平均遗传相似系数为0891,表明不同种群间的遗传差异比较小。云南茶树资源间亲缘关系的揭示为今后茶树资源保存和新品种选育提供了一定理论依据。     

利用SRAP和ISSR标记分析广东茶树种质资源的遗传多样性

利用EST-SSR标记对云南134份茶树资源遗传多样性和亲缘关系进行了分析。30对引物共检测到等位位点127个,平均每对引物产生423个;共检测到263个基因型,平均每对引物所扩增的基因型有88个;遗传多态性信息含量平均达0501,高于其它地区的相关研究结果,表明云南茶树资源具有丰富的遗传多样性。资源间的平均遗传距离和相似系数分别为0413和0597,说明资源间的遗传差异比较大,遗传基础较宽。聚类可将134份资源划分为4大组。8个种群间的遗传相似系数变异范围为0753～0981,平均遗传相似系数为0891,表明不同种群间的遗传差异比较小。云南茶树资源间亲缘关系的揭示为今后茶树资源保存和新品种选育提供了一定理论依据。     

广西地方食用木薯种质资源遗传多样性分析

为研究广西地方食用木薯材料的遗传多样性,以48份广西地方食用木薯为试验材料,分析其变异系数、遗传多样指数、聚类分析、多态性和遗传相似性系数。结果表明,收集的木薯材料的平均表型变异系数为37.9%,平均遗传多样性指数为0.807,其中主茎分叉角度的变异系数最大,为86.7%,块根内皮颜色的遗传多样性指数最大,为1.842。13对SSR引物共扩增出118个条带,其中多态性条带为106个,多态性比率为86.23%;分子标记聚类结果发现,遗传相似性系数在0.415~1.000之间;通过对比发现表型聚类和分子聚类结果不一致,其中表型聚类发现类群划分与地理来源之间没有关联,但与株型性状有一定的关联;在遗传相似系数为0.62时,SSR分子标记聚类为两类材料,第一类材料地理分布无规律,第二类材料大多分布在桂南。本研究结果表明,广西地方食用木薯资源遗传多样性具有一定的丰富度,可为创制优异食用木薯种质资源和新品种选育奠定基础。     

Industrial Pollutants Tend to Increase Genetic Diversity: Evidence from Field-Grown European Scots Pine Populations

The effect of heavy metal and gaseous pollution on genetic make up due to selection and mortality was studied in eight European Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) populations. Genetic structure of these populations was evaluated after 13 years of growth at two sites, one located in the vicinity of a copper smelter in Glogow (southern Poland) and another in a control area (Kornik, central Poland). Based on data from 10 enzymatic loci, studied by starch gel electrophoresis, the following genetic parameters were characterized: mean number of alleles and genotypes per locus, heterozygosity and genotype polymorphism index, genetic diversity among sites and genetic similarity according to Nei and Roychoudhury. Most of the parameters differed both between sites as well as between pairs of populations. Mean multilocus observed heterozygosity and genotype polymorphism indices were 8% and 6% lower respectively at the control site than in the polluted one. Populations from the site polluted by heavy metals demonstrate higher genetic diversity then those from the control. Genetic similarities showed differentiation of particular populations from both locations in response to industrial pollution. These results provide evidence that the general pattern of adaptation strategy of populations to pollution stress is connected with increasing genetic variation. The best isoenzymatic markers for monitoring changes in the genetic structure of Scots pine populations under the influence of industrial pollution are fluorescent esterase (FEST), glutamic-oxaloacetatic transaminase (GOT-A and GOT-B), alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), malate dehydrogenase (MDH-A) and shikimate dehydrogenase (ShDH-A) loci.     

Characterization of a flint maize (Zea mays var. indurata) Italian landrace, II. Genetic diversity and relatedness assessed by SSR and Inter-SSR molecular markers

A comparative characterization of 10 field populations of the maize (Zea mays var. indurata) landrace Nostrano di Storo was carried out using different types of PCR-based markers. The inbred line B73 and three synthetics (VA143, VA154 and VA157) selected from as many landraces were also used. Genetic diversity and relatedness were evaluated over 84 SSR and 53 I-SSR marker alleles using a total of 253 individual DNAs. Up to 23 alleles per SSR locus were scored while the average effective number of alleles per population was 6.99. Nei's total genetic diversity as assessed with SSR markers was H_T = 0.851 while the average diversity within populations was H_S = 0.795. The overall Wright's fixation index F_ST was as low as 0.066. Thus, more than 93% of the total variation was within population. Unique alleles over all SSR loci were found for six populations. An average of 17.7 marker alleles per I-SSR primer were scored with an effective number of marker alleles per locus of 1.34. The Shannon's diversity information index over all populations and I-SSR loci was 0.332, varying from 0.286 to 0.391. The extent of differentiation between populations was as low as G_ST = 0.091. Dice's genetic similarity matrices were estimated for both SSR and I-SSR markers. The mean genetic similarity coefficients within and between populations were respectively 0.269 and 0.217, for SSR markers, and 0.591 and 0.564, for I-SSR markers. UPGMA dendrograms displayed all field populations but one clustered into a distinct group, in which the synthetic VA154, selected from the Marano Vicentino landrace, was also included. One field population and the other two synthetics were clustered separately as well B73. The matrix correlation assayed by the Mantel's correspondence test was as high as 0.908. Findings suggest that, although a high variability can be found among plants, most plant genotypes belong to the same landrace called Nostrano di Storo. Although gene flow from commercial hybrids might have occurred, the large number of polymorphisms and the presence of both unique alleles and alleles unshared with B73 and synthetics are the main factors underlying the value of this flint maize landrace as a source of genetic variation and peculiar germplasm traits. Because of its exclusive utilization for human consumption, such a molecular marker characterization will be a key step for obtaining the IGP mark and so promote the in situ conservation and protection of the landrace Nostrano di Storo.     

Genetic diversity of Fagopyrum homotropicum, a wild species related to common buckwheat

Nineteen natural populations of Fagopyrum homotropicum, a self-fertilizing close relative of common buckwheat, from the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces of China were investigated for their chromosome number and allozyme variation at 16 loci of 11 enzymes. Three populations, 'Deqin', 'Zhongdian', and 'Xiancheng', were revealed to be allotetraploid. Judging from allozyme constitution of the tetraploid and their possible progenitors, diploid progenitors are probably the diploid population of F. homotropicum from Lijiang and a natural population of F. esculentum ssp. ancestralis. Diploid populations of F. homotropicum are fixed for a given allele at almost all isozyme loci. Allozyme variation has been maintained in natural populations mainly by fixing different alleles in different populations, as they are highly differentiated among the populations (G_st = 0.969). The position of populations in the phylogenetic tree constructed from genetic distance nearly corresponded with the geographical position of the populations.     

Assessment of genetic variation in a working collection of Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich. by isozyme and RAPD analyses

Genetic variation based on isozyme and RAPD analyses was investigated in 47 and 34 accessions respectively of Vigna vexillata from different geographical origins and belonging to three botanical varieties. A total of 9 enzyme systems were studied, accounting for 14 putative loci, 8 of which were polymorphic. The analysis of genetic diversity revealed a low level of within accession variation (H_S=0.013), while between accession diversity (D_ST) was 0.120. Coefficient of gene differentiation (G_ST) was 0.905, indicating that most variation was among accessions. Nei's genetic distances were calculated on the basis of allelic frequencies and a UPGMA dendrogram was constructed. Twenty arbitrary 10-mer oligonucleotides were used in RAPD analysis. Amplification profiles disclosed a higher level of polymorphism than isozymes. Based on amplification patterns, the similarity index of Jaccard was calculated and a dendrogram constructed on the basis of the similarity matrix. The final clustering based on RAPD data was similar to the one obtained using isozyme allelic frequencies. The classification in botanical varieties did not reflect the allelic constitution of the different samples. On the other hand, referring to geographical origin, most accessions from Africa and from Latin America were distributed respectively in two distinct clusters in the dendrogram. This grouping might also reflect the differences observed in the germination behaviour of V. vexillata from the two continents.     

Genetic relationships among wild and cultivated populations of peach palm (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Bactris gasipaes</Emphasis> Kunth,Palmae): evidence for multiple independent domestication events

We studied the genetic relationship among four wild and ten cultivated populations of peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth) using five microsatellite markers. Peach palm populations were grouped into two major complexes based on morphological traits (see Mora-Urpí 1984, 1993): the Occidental group, including populations found north and west of the Andes Mountains, and the Oriental group, including populations in the Amazon Basin. The Oriental group is further divided into two subgroups, the upper and eastern Amazonia. We also studied two wild relatives of peach palm from the Maracaibo basin in Venezuela. All microsatellite loci were polymorphic and the total number of alleles across all loci was 64. The number of alleles observed per locus ranged from 9 (Bg51) to 16 (Bg63; Average = 12.8 ± 2.8 alleles per locus), while the average number of alleles per population was 31.8 ± 7.3. Our data also revealed that some alleles were common to populations from the same geographical region. A dendrogram based on Rogers and Tanimoto’s similarity coefficient revealed three main branches. The first branch is divided into two nodes and includes all populations from Occidental and Upper Amazonia groups; the second branch includes both populations from Eastern Amazonia, and the third branch includes both wild relatives from Maracaibo. All populations included in each node are neighbors within a geographic region, indicating that populations were finely clustered into their respective geographic groups. We propose that this clustering supports the hypothesis of several independent domestication events on both sides of the Andes, as proposed by Mora-Urpí (1993).     

Genetic diversity and relationship of Guinea yam (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Dioscorea cayenensis</Emphasis> Lam.–<Emphasis Type="Italic">D. rotundata</Emphasis> Poir. complex) germplasm in Benin (West Africa) using microsatellite markers

Guinea yam (Dioscorea cayenensis–D. rotundata complex) is an important tuber crop that highly contributes to food security and poverty alleviation in Benin. The knowledge and understanding of the extent of genetic variation of Guinea yam germplasm is important for planning of the genetic conservation, and the utilisation of this resource. The objective of this study was to assess the genetic diversity and relationships of 64 yam landraces whose dried chips are considered as resistant to insect attacks using 41 simple sequence repeat. Among these primers, 13 were found to be polymorphic, giving 113 polymorphic alleles. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 4 (Ym50) to 13 (Ym29), with an average of 8.69. Unique allele was observed with some landraces (Singou and Tchakatchaka) and can be considered as unique gene and use in yam breeding program. The mean polymorphic information content values for all markers used was 0.76 and ranged between 0.58 and 0.91 in loci YM3 and YM32 respectively. The genetic distance of yam landraces ranged from 0.45 (Yasoubagarou) to 0.04 (Assinapeira and Alahina), indicating that the yam germplasm has a high degree of genetic diversity supported by an averagely observed heterozygosity of 0.78. Cluster analysis using unweighted pair group method with arithmetic average grouped the 64 yam landraces into two distinct clusters. This tendency was also observed in the principal coordinate analysis. The analysis of molecular variance revealed that 96 % of the variation was found within the population and only 4 % between the populations. Genetic diversity and relationship assessments among the 64 yam landraces of Benin could provide useful information for efficient use of these materials, especially for genetic improvement.     

青藏高原野生老芒麦种质醇溶蛋白遗传多样性分析

采用酸性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(A-PAGE) 对采集自青藏高原的54份野生老芒麦（Elymus sibiricus L.）种质进行遗传多样性分析,获得下述结果:（1）供试材料共分离出42条带纹,多态率达92.86%。4个电泳分区（α、β、γ、ω）的平均Shannon指数为0.4627,Nei-Li遗传相似系数（GS）变异范围为0.2424~0.9767,平均值为0.5822。说明供试野生老芒麦材料具有较为丰富的醇溶蛋白遗传多样性。（2）对所有材料的聚类分析和主成分分析发现,在GS值为0.562的水平上供试材料可聚成4个大类,绝大部分来自于相同或相似生态地理环境的材料聚成一类,主成分分析显示了相似的结果,即醇溶蛋白图谱类型与材料的生态地理环境具有一定的相关性。（3）基于Shannon 多样性指数估算了5个老芒麦地理类群内和类群间的遗传分化,发现类群内遗传变异占总变异的68.17%,而类群间的遗传变异占总变异的31.83 %。（4）对各地理类群基于Nei氏无偏估计的遗传一致度的聚类分析表明,各地理类群间的遗传分化与其所处的地理生态环境具有较高的相关性。     

The genetic characterization of Turkish watermelon (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Citrullus lanatus</Emphasis>) accessions using RAPD markers

Genetic diversity of the Turkish watermelon genetic resources was evaluated using different Citrullus species, wild relatives, foreign landraces, open pollinated (OP) and commercial hybrid cultivars by RAPD markers. The germplasm was consisted of 303 accessions collected from various geographical regions. Twenty-two of 35 RAPD primers generated a total of 241 reproducible bands, 146 (60.6%) of which were polymorphic. Based on the RAPD data the genetic similarity coefficients were calculated and the dendrogram was constructed using UPGMA (Unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic average). Cluster analysis of the 303 accessions employing RAPD data resulted in a multi-branched dendrogram indicating that most of the Turkish accessions belonging to var. lanatus of Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum et Nakai were grouped together. Accessions of different Citrullus species and Praecitrullus fistulosus (Stocks) Pangalo formed distant clusters from C. lanatus var. lanatus. Among 303 accessions, a subset of 56 accessions was selected representing different groups and a second dendrogram was constructed. The genetic similarity coefficients (GS) within the Turkish accessions were ranged from 0.76 to 1.00 with 0.94 average indicating that they are closely related. Taken together, our results indicated that low genetic variability exist among the watermelon genetic resources collected from Turkey contrary to their remarkable phenotypic diversity.     

利用SSR对60个玉米自交系进行杂种优势群划分初探

用SSR对60个玉米自交系的DNA进行分子标记和杂种优势群划分研究。利用14对SSR引物在供试材料中检测出57个等位基因变异,每对引物检测等位基因2～7个,平均为4．07个,多态信息量变化范围为0．389～0．832,平均为0．692。自交系间遗传相似系数变幅为0．058～0．756,UPGMA聚类分析表明,供试自交系可分为五个类群。利用这14对具有较高多态性信息量的引物,可以对供试材料进行初步鉴定。     

Using SSR markers to determine the population genetic structure of wild apricot (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Prunus armeniaca</Emphasis> L.) in the Ily Valley of West China

Genetic structure of three wild populations (Xinyuan, Gongliu and Daxigou) of apricot in the Ily Valley, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, was investigated with microsatellite (simple sequence repeat, SSR) markers. The higher polymorphism and greater transportability of these markers between Prunus species proved SSR markers were much efficient for conducting genetic diversity studies in wild apricot. Nei's gene diversity (He) and Shannon's index of diversity (I) were 0.287 and 0.458, respectively. This indicated that the wild apricot in the Ily Valley still maintained a relatively high level of diversity. The Gst of 0.137 and Fst of 0.164 revealed that genetic variation mainly resided among individuals within populations (83.6–86.3%). Population differentiation could also be found according to the distribution of SSR alleles between the populations. Mantel test showed the genetic distance between populations was significantly correlated to the geographical distance. The modest amount of gene flow (2.684) would reduce the disjunction between wild apricots. The long-distance dispersal of pollen by insects was probably the main way of gene flow between populations. Based on the study of population genetic structure, an effective conservation strategy of the species was discussed.