Exploitation of SSR,SRAP and CAPS-SNP markers for genetic diversity of Citrus germplasm collection

The present study was to assess informativeness and efficiency of three different molecular markers for genetic diversity among 24 Citrus and its relative species. Sixty one SSR, 33 SRAP and 24 CAPS-SNP markers were used to evaluate the level of polymorphism and discriminating capacity. A total of 596, 656 and 135 polymorphic amplicons were observed in SSR, SRAP and CAPS-SNP markers with average polymorphism information content (PIC) of 0.97, 0.98 and 0.89, respectively. High levels of polymorphism were recorded for SSR and SRAP compared with CAPS-SNP markers. The highest correlations (r = 0.930) were obtained between SSR and SRAP markers, whereas SSR and CAPS-SNP were poorly correlated (r = 0.833). Cluster analysis was performed to construct dendrograms using UPGMA. And the dendrogram from SSR data was most congruent with the general dendrogram. These findings provide basis for future efficient use of these molecular markers in the genetic analysis of Citrus and its relatives.     

Analysis of genetic variation in eggplant and related Solanum species using sequence-related amplified polymorphism markers

Collection and characterization of all sorts of germplasm resources are required for the development of new cultivars. Molecular characterization is more reliable than morphological characterization. Here, we employed sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers to evaluate genetic variation in a diverse collection of 56 Solanum accessions. Fifty-five SRAP primer combinations were used and a total of 635 polymorphic bands were observed. Cluster analysis by the unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic averages based on similarity matrices indicated that there were three clusters: (i) S. melongena; (ii) S. aethiopicum; (iii) S. surattense. The coefficients of genetic similarity among all the accessions ranged from 0.04 to 0.96 with an average of 0.73, and averaged 0.78 among S. melongena accessions originated from China, indicating extensive genetic variation. These results demonstrated that SRAP can be efficiently used to estimate genetic diversity and analyze phylogenetic relationship.     

Functional characterization of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.) EST–SSR by gel electrophoresis and high resolution melting analysis

The present work was conducted to characterize the functionality of 257 watermelon EST–SSR primer pairs for their PCR amplification and polymorphisms. EST–SSR markers were tested on DNA sample panels of six watermelon cultigens and two related species of Citrullus lanatus var. citroides and Citrullus colocynthis based on agarose gel electrophoresis and high resolution melting (HRM) analysis. Successful PCRs were shown for 240 primer pairs (79%), and 173 primer pairs (67%) were polymorphic in a watermelon DNA sample panel on agarose gel electrophoresis. In addition, HRM analysis of 24 EST–SSR markers that were monomorphic on agarose gel separation identified an additional 19 polymorphic markers, indicating that HRM is an efficient tool for the rapid screening of sequence variations and allele discrimination. In the assessment of genetic relationships, six watermelon cultivars were closely related together (0.91–0.97) and demonstrated a narrow genetic base in the watermelon genetic pool. A high level of genetic dissimilarity (0.36–0.97) was shown between watermelon species and other related species. Marker transferability to melon species (Cucumis melo L.) was examined by cross-species PCR amplification and genetic diversity assessment in eight melon cultigens. Of the 257 EST–SSR primer pairs, 79 (32.9%) showed successful PCR amplification from melon DNA samples. A dendrogram of the genetic relationship based on 22 EST–SSR markers showed a clear classification of melon genotypes in accordance to fruit characteristics. The EST–SSR markers characterized in this study will contribute to diverse genomic investigations and breeding efforts, including comparative genome mapping, marker-assisted selection, and DNA fingerprinting for genetic diversity and cultivar identification in many cucurbit crops.     

野生和栽培桔梗种质遗传多样性的SRAP研究

采用SRAP分子标记技术,对8份野生和8份栽培桔梗种质资源进行遗传多样性研究,旨在为桔梗的遗传育种提供理论依据。结果表明:12对随机引物组合共扩增出109条谱带,平均每对引物组合扩增出9.1条谱带,其中扩增出80条多态性谱带,平均每对引物组合扩增出6.7条多态性谱带,多态率为73.4%,显示出了较高的多态性。试验中SRAP数据的遗传相似系数范围为0.56~0.88,并以遗传相似系数0.56为标准,将16份桔梗种质资源分为野生桔梗和栽培桔梗二大类群。     

Molecular characterization and genetic relationship among almond cultivars assessed by RAPD and SSR markers

RAPDs and SSRs were used to study the genetic diversity of Iranian almond cultivars and their relationship to important foreign cultivars and three related species. Eight unidentified almond Shahrodi cultivars and three wild almonds (Prunus communis, Prunus orientalis and Prunus scoparia) were also included. Of the primers tested, 42 (out of 80) RAPD and 18 (out of 26) SSR primers were selected for their reproducibility and high polymorphism. A total of 664 polymorphic RAPD bands were detected out of 729 bands. The number of presumed alleles revealed by the SSR analysis ranged from 3 to 10 alleles per locus with a mean value of 6.64 alleles per locus. Both techniques discriminated the genotypes very effectively, but only RAPDs were able to discriminate the cultivars Monagha and Sefied. Results demonstrated an extensive genetic variability within the tested cultivars as well as the value of SSR markers developed in peach for characterization of almond and related species of Prunus. Dice similarity coefficient was calculated for all pair wise comparisons and was used to construct a UPGMA dendrogram. For both markers a high similarity in dendrogram topologies was obtained although some differences were observed. All dendrograms, including that obtained by the combined use of both the marker data, depicted the phenetic relationships among the cultivars and species, depending upon their geographic region and/or pedigree information. Almond cultivars clustered with accession of P. communis showing their close relationship. P. orientalis and P. scoparia were clustered out of the rest of P. dulcis.     

Genetic diversity and population structure of an endangered Orchid (Dendrobium loddigesii Rolfe) from China revealed by SRAP markers

Dendrobium loddigesii Rolfe is an endangered perennial herb with ornamental and medicinal value. Due to habitat deterioration and human over-exploitation, it has suffered a significant decline in abundance. Determining the level of genetic diversity and pattern of population genetic structure of this species would be helpful for its conservation and management. In this paper, sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers were applied to assess the level and pattern of genetic diversity in seven populations of D. loddigesii. Seventeen SRAP primer combinations generated a total of 231 clear amplification bands encompassing 187 (80.95%) polymorphic bands. A high level of genetic diversity was detected (PPB = 80.52%, H = 0.2743, I = 0.4113) at the species level. There was a moderate genetic differentiation (G_st = 0.304) among populations. Two main clusters were detected by cluster analysis using the unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic average (UPGMA). Mantel test revealed that no significant positive correlation was found between genetic distances and geographic distances (r = 0.2302; P > 0.05). Recommendations for conservation of the endangered species resources are proposed.     

Molecular marker analyses of pistachio rootstocks by Simple Sequence Repeats and Sequence-Related Amplified Polymorphisms

Summary

Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) and Sequence-Related Amplified Polymorphism (SRAP) molecular marker systems were used to analyse four commercially important pistachio rootstocks: two species of Pistacia atlantica (cv. ‘Standard Atlantica’), P. integerrima (cv. ‘Pioneer Gold’) and two interspecific hybrids of the same, ‘Pioneer Gold II’ (‘PGII’) and ‘University of California at Berkeley 1’ (‘UCB-1’). A total of 35 putative alleles were detected by 12 SSR primer pairs with an average of 2.9 alleles per locus. The number of putative alleles ranged from 2 to 5 in the pistachio rootstocks tested. The number of bands produced by the SRAP protocol was highly variable, ranging from 11 to 38, with an average of 25.2 per primer combination. Eight primer combinations resulted in 104 (51%) polymorphic markers in these samples. SSR and SRAP markers successfully identified all pistachio rootstocks tested from their unique fingerprints. Both SSR and SRAP molecular markers confirmed that the observed variation in ‘UCB-1’ rootstock is genetic.Thus, there will always be variation among ‘UCB-1’ hybrid seedling progeny due to the segregation of alleles when propagated by seed.We also found evidence of contaminating pollen other than from P. integerrima in some hybrid ‘UCB-1’ rootstock progeny produced by closed pollination. Only alleles from the cultivar ‘Standard Atlantica’ were observed in abnormal ‘UCB-1’ rootstock in the nursery. We found that the poor performance of the scion cv. ‘Kerman’ on ‘UCB-1’ rootstock was not due to ‘UCB-1' rootstocks displaying abnormal behaviour in the nursery. We have successfully developed two efficient marker systems for genome analyses in pistachio, which can be used for identification and management in pistachio rootstock production.     

Genetic diversity of Dianthus accessions as assessed using two molecular marker systems (SRAPs and ISSRs) and morphological traits

Dianthus chinensis, Dianthus barbatus and Dianthus superbus are members of the Caryophyllaceae and are grown widely as ornamental plants. Information about relative genetic relationships can facilitate breeding programs. Here, we have compared two polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based systems (sequence-related amplified polymorphisms (SRAPs) and inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSRs)) and morpological trait measurements for their relative effectiveness in estimating the genetic diversity found between 22 Chinese pink (D. chinensis) inbred-lines, one accession of D. barbatus and one accession of D. superbus. Interspecific differences were readily detected but the markers were less reliable in distinguishing the accessions according to their region of origin or in separating the wild species from the cultivars. Morphological traits were found to be the least effective genetic markers. The relative effectiveness of the three systems as markers for genetic diversity was concluded to be SRAP > ISSR > morphological traits, but the combined data from ISSR + SRAP analyses was superior to all three. The information generated by the SRAP marker system correlated more closely with morphological variability than did the ISSR marker system. The morphological markers of plant height/crown size ratio, lower leaf length, ovary shape index and calyx length showed strong correlations with the genetic diversity index (GD_ij, PPB(II) and PSB) as generated by the percentage of polymorphic bands and percentage of special bands of the PCR-based markers.     

SRAP在葱栽培品种遗传多样性研究中的适用性分析

为评价SRAP技术对葱品种进行鉴定和遗传关系分析的适用性, 对20个葱栽培品种的表型特征进行了观察记载, 利用256个SRAP引物组合对其进行了遗传多样性研究。结果表明: (1) 256个SRAP引物组合中有161个引物组合产生多态性条带, 占所用引物组合数的62.9%。161个引物组合共产生336条多态性条带, 不同引物组合产生的多态性条带数为1～6个, 平均2.1个。20个葱栽培品种遗传相似系数变幅为0.464～0.938, 平均0.703。(2) 依据SRAP进行聚类分析的分类结果与依据表型特征分类的结果一致。上述结果说明SRAP标记可以在葱栽培品种的鉴定和遗传多样性研究中应用。     

仁用杏品种SRAP遗传多样性分析及指纹检索系统的开发

利用SRAP标记对24份仁用杏品种进行了遗传多样性分析。15对引物共扩增出280条带,其中241条为多态性谱带,多态性比率为85.34%;每个引物组合扩增谱带数在13 ~ 24条之间,平均为18.7条;多态性信息含量（PIC）在0.28 ~ 0.65之间,平均为0.51。基于引物Me4-Em4扩增的多态性谱带,构建的指纹检索系统可以区分24个仁用杏品种。根据SRAP扩增结果,利用UPGMA法构建树状聚类图,在相似系数为0.70处可将24个仁用杏品种分为4组,聚类结果与形态分类基本一致。     

蜡梅天然群体遗传多样性的SRAP标记分析

 在蜡梅[Chim onanthus praecox (L.) Link ] 分布区内选取5个天然群体, 采用筛选出的7对SRAP (sequence-related amplified polymorphism) 引物进行遗传多样性分析。结果显示: 多态性条带百分率为23.4% , 多态位点比率( PPL ) 为83.41% , Nei's基因多样性指数(h) 为0121～0125 (均值为0.22) ,Shannonps信息指数( I) 为0.34, 群体分化系数(Gst) 为0.17, 群体间总的基因流的估算值Nm为2.40。AMOVA分析显示群体内方差分量的贡献率占79.89% , 而群体间方差分量的贡献率占20.11% , 区域间占32.39% , 区域内67.61%。Nei's (72) 群体遗传距离的UPGMA聚类分析显示群体间的遗传距离与群体的地理距离关系一致, Mantel分析相关系数为0.89。基于试验分析结果, 蜡梅种质资源保护和利用策略为在优先保护现有群体的基础上, 加强筛选和保存群体内的变异样本。     

Genetic diversity of Rehmannia glutinosa cultivars based on sequence-related amplified polymorphism markers

SRAP analytic system was used to assess genetic diversity of Rehmnnia glutinosa. Twenty-three Rehmnnia glutinosa cultivars were screened with 288 primer combinations, of which 13 produced stable and reproducible amplification patterns in three repetitive experiments. Among a total of 338 amplified fragments, 306 (90.5%) were polymorphic, with an average of 23.5 fragments for each primer combination. The percentage of polymorphic bands for each primer combination varied from 58.3 to 100%. The cultivars had a similarity ranging from 0.335 to 0.713 with a mean of 0.518. Shannon's diversity index and expected heterozygosity were 0.3217 and 0.2008, respectively. Based on the cluster, which were conducted on the similarity matrix of SRAP marker data, the cultivars were divided into four groups at the 20 rescaled distance cluster combine. The results demonstrated that SRAP is a stable marker technique for the assessment of genetic diversity of Rehmannia glutinosa cultivars, and that the level of genetic diversity among them from different production areas was relatively high.     

Genetic structure of Buxus sinica var. parvifolia, a rare and endangered plant

Buxus sinica var. parvifolia, a rare and endangered tree species in some semitropics alpine areas of China, plays an important role in the maintenance of the landscape and ecosystem. In this study, RAPD and ISSR markers were used to investigate the genetic diversity and structure of five natural populations and one tamed population of B. sinica var. parvifolia. 21 RAPD primers amplified 209 bands with 167 (79.90%) polymorphic and 21 ISSR primers amplified 518 bands with 467 (90.15%) polymorphic. The genetic diversity, estimated by Shannon’ index, was 0.4343 (by RAPDs) and 0.3661 (by ISSRs). Both RAPD and ISSR analyses revealed a high level of genetic diversity in natural populations of B. sinica var. parvifolia. Furthermore, analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) was used to apportion the variation within and between populations. The proportion of variation attributable to within-population differences was very high (69.2% by RAPDs; 84.51% by ISSRs). Moderate differentiation was detected among populations using RAPDs (30.80%), while only a small amount of variation (15.49%) was detected among populations using ISSRs. We suggest that the present genetic structure is due to high levels of environmental variability and gene flow, which still need further study to confirm. Conservation measures are suggested, including in situ and ex situ strategies, based on the observed population genetic information.     

Genetic diversity analysis of Phalaenopsis ‘Frigdaas Oxford’ using SRAP markers with reference to those genes responsible for variations in the pigmentation of petals and sepals

Summary

A selfed progeny from Phalaenopsis ‘Frigdaas Oxford’, with yellow flowers and red-purple blotches, was established. Individual plants varied greatly in terms of the number, size, and distribution pattern of the red-purple blotches. Sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers were used to analyse 159 individual plants in the progeny, and 14 polymorphic primer combinations were selected from the 594 SRAP primer combinations tested. In total, 80 polymorphic bands were produced using these primer combinations. On average, each primer pair combination amplified 80.1% polymorphic bands. An UPGMA dendrogram and a principal coordinate analysis (PCA) showed that the 159 individual plants selected could be divided into 12 clusters, including a cluster that consisted of plants in which the petals and sepals were fully red-purple in colour. Plants in which the petals and sepals had large red-purple blotches were genetically closer to the latter cluster than were those plants in which the blotches were small, indicating that the SRAP markers could be used efficiently to identify genetic variation in a Phalaenopsis population with respect to flower colour. Furthermore, 45 unique genes identified by SRAP from the selfed progeny population were sequenced. These data suggest that SRAP markers for the pattern of pigmentation in the petals and sepals of Phalaenopsis may be used in breeding Phalaenopsis for specific patterns of flower pigmentation.     

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%).     

广西野生濒危植物掌叶木遗传多样性的ISSR与SRAP分析

采用ISSR和SRAP技术对中国野生濒危植物掌叶木[Handeliodendron bodinieri（Lévl.）Rehd.]的5个野生居群的95份材料进行分析,10条ISSR引物共扩增得到114个条带,其中多态性条带68个,多态性条带百分率（PPB）59.65%,掌叶木在物种水平上的Nei’s基因多样性（H）为0.1817,Shannon’s遗传多样性信息指数（I）为0.2792;观测等位基因数（Na）为1.5965,有效等位基因数（Ne）为1.2984,居群间基因间分化度（Gst）为35.17%。15组SRAP引物共扩增出292个条带,其中多态性条带269个,多态性条带百分比为92.12%,物种水平上,掌叶木的Nei’s基因多样性（H）为0.3171,Shannon’s遗传多样性信息指数（I）为0.4758;观测等位基因数（Na）为1.9212,有效等位基因数（Ne）为1.5380,居群间基因间分化度（Gst）为23.17%。结果显示两种标记均能检测到掌叶木具有较高的遗传多样性,掌叶木不同居群间存在一定的遗传分化和基因流动,但遗传分化主要存在于居群内。     

新疆野苹果资源遗传多样性SSR分析

采用SSR标记技术对新疆野苹果7个天然居群180份样品进行了遗传多样性分析,旨在为新疆苹果的杂交育种及优良品种/品系的选育提供理论依据。13对SSR引物共扩增出119条多态性条带,各居群内的多态性位点比率为79.84%~92.25%;居群水平上新疆野苹果的遗传多样性变化趋势基本一致,其中新源居群的有效等位基因数(Ne)、Nei's基因多样性(H)和Shannon信息指数(I)在7个居群中最大;种级水平上的Shannon信息指数(I)为0.551 6,居群内为0.468 9;新疆野苹果居群的变异主要存在于居群内部,居群间和居群内遗传多样性分别为15%和85%,说明新疆野苹果居群的变异主要存在于居群内部。     

Genetic Identification and Conservation of Local Turkish Grapevine (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Vitis vinifera</Emphasis> L.) Genotypes on the Edge of Extinction

In the second half of the nineteenth century, intensive renovation of vineyards took place due to the losses caused by phylloxera and local varieties were mostly replaced by several worldwide cultivars. Shift in genotypic structure in favor of modern cultivars resulted in the decrease or even disappearance of regionally typical local varieties. A total of sixty five Turkish grape genotypes, including 5 references (four cultivars and one rootstock), were genotyped with 16 SSR and 15 SRAP markers. Sixteen SSR primers generated a total of 60 SSR amplicons in which 43 were polymorphic with 73.4% average polymorphism percentage. A total of 111 well-resolved clear DNA bands were obtained from 15 SRAP primers. Of these bands, 53 were highly polymorphic with an average of 47.74%. Cluster analysis based on pooled marker data generated a well resolved grouping pattern. The analyzed genotypes grouped basing on their geographical belongings. There were many cultivar pairs on the dendrogram most of which occurred between 0.75 and 0.90 levels. SSR and SRAP data revealed a wide genetic variability as well as certain synonyms among the historical grape varieties cultivated for decades in local vineyards lengthwise the mountainous regions of Konya, Karaman and Mersin provinces. All the genotypes have been maintained in a grapevine germplasm glasshouse. Preservation and use of these endangered genotypes will be helpful to avoid genetic erosion and diversity loss in this part of Turkey. Also, the molecular data generated in this study could be of great use in determining the optimal breeding strategies to allow continued progress in grapevine breeding.     

利用SRAP和EST-SSR分析香椿资源的遗传多样性

利用SRAP和EST-SSR标记技术对中国9省10个香椿居群的遗传多样性和亲缘关系进行了分析,试图为香椿种质资源的保护和开发利用奠定基础。结果表明,33对SRAP标记共扩增出167个多态性位点,平均每对引物产生5.06个多态性位点;45对EST-SSR引物共检测到221个多态性位点,平均每对引物检测到4.9个多态位点;所选香椿居群的等位基因数和期望杂合度（EST-SSR,Na = 2.3506,He = 0.4632）及Shannon’s信息指数（SRAP,I = 0.6140;EST-SSR,I = 0.6752）较高,表明中国香椿资源具有较高的遗传多样性;居群间的遗传分化系数（SRAP,Gst = 0.3124;EST-SSR,Fst = 0.2462）表明所研究的香椿资源分化程度较高;聚类结果显示,10个香椿居群可分成3类,其中衡水、泰安和太和居群为一类,成都、昆明、武汉和汝阳居群为一类,德州和泉州居群聚为一类,南京居群的结果因两类引物略有不同;香椿居群间的遗传距离与实际的地理距离相关性不显著。     

Evaluation of genetic diversity among some Iranian wild asparagus populations using morphological characteristics and RAPD markers

An evaluation of genetic diversity in 39 wild asparagus populations was carried out using morphological and RAPD markers. A combination of morphological traits and random RAPD primers was used to examine the level of genetic variation and polymorphisms among the populations. A factor analysis using Ward's method on mean values of morphological characteristics indicated seven main factors resulting in four groups. Analysis of polymorphic bands using Jaccard's similarity coefficient indicated that genetic similarity ranged between 0.71 and 0.29. At a similarity level of 0.64, the populations were divided in three sub-clusters, containing 34, four and one populations, respectively. Significant regression associations were found between 21 morphological characteristics and 18 RAPD markers, revealing some informative markers associated with some traits. The highest R² was related to 18 RAPD markers associated with gender (53.5%) that among them BA-04₂₀₀₀ had a maximum R². The results showed that Iranian wild asparagus with its high levels of genetic variation could be considered as a valuable gene pool for future asparagus breeding programs. Furthermore, it could be inferred that morphological characteristics and RAPD markers are suitable tools to discriminate asparagus populations for the evaluation of genetic diversity.