Reproductive ecology and genetic variability in natural populations of the wild potato, Solanum kurtzianum

The cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum ssp. tuberosum) has more than 200 related wild species distributed along the Andes, adapted to a wide range of geographical and ecological areas. Since the last century, several collection expeditions were carried out to incorporate genetic variability int...

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Autores principales: Marfil, Carlos Federico, Masuelli, Ricardo Williams
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3087
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/plb.12072
https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12072
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description The cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum ssp. tuberosum) has more than 200 related wild species distributed along the Andes, adapted to a wide range of geographical and ecological areas. Since the last century, several collection expeditions were carried out to incorporate genetic variability into the potato germplasm around the world. However, little is known about the reproductive ecology and genetic population structure of natural potato population from field studies. The aim of this work is to study, in the field, the genetic variability and reproductive strategies of populations of one of the most widely distributed potato species in Argentina, Solanum kurtzianum, growing in Mendoza province. AFLP markers showed that the genetic variability is mainly present among plants within populations, indicating that in the sampled populations, sexual reproduction is more relevant than clonal multiplication (by tubers). Additional evidence was obtained evaluating the genetic diversity in populations with a distribution in patches, where several genotypes were always detected. From a field study performed in the Villavicencio Natural Reserve, we found that the average number of plump seeds per fruit was 94.3, identified and calculated the foraging distance of four insect pollinators, and demonstrated the seed dispersal by storm water channels. We argue that the breeding system, the two modes of reproduction and the ecological interaction described here may have a prominent role in determining the genetic structure of S. kurtzianum populations, and discuss the importance of field studies on population genetics, reproductive biology and ecology to design collections and conservation strategies.
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spelling INTA30872018-08-21T12:54:33Z Reproductive ecology and genetic variability in natural populations of the wild potato, Solanum kurtzianum Marfil, Carlos Federico Masuelli, Ricardo Williams Variación Genética Recursos Genéticos Solanum Khasianum Marcadores Genéticos Genetic Resources Genetic Variation Genetic Markers Papa Silvestre AFLP Markers The cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum ssp. tuberosum) has more than 200 related wild species distributed along the Andes, adapted to a wide range of geographical and ecological areas. Since the last century, several collection expeditions were carried out to incorporate genetic variability into the potato germplasm around the world. However, little is known about the reproductive ecology and genetic population structure of natural potato population from field studies. The aim of this work is to study, in the field, the genetic variability and reproductive strategies of populations of one of the most widely distributed potato species in Argentina, Solanum kurtzianum, growing in Mendoza province. AFLP markers showed that the genetic variability is mainly present among plants within populations, indicating that in the sampled populations, sexual reproduction is more relevant than clonal multiplication (by tubers). Additional evidence was obtained evaluating the genetic diversity in populations with a distribution in patches, where several genotypes were always detected. From a field study performed in the Villavicencio Natural Reserve, we found that the average number of plump seeds per fruit was 94.3, identified and calculated the foraging distance of four insect pollinators, and demonstrated the seed dispersal by storm water channels. We argue that the breeding system, the two modes of reproduction and the ecological interaction described here may have a prominent role in determining the genetic structure of S. kurtzianum populations, and discuss the importance of field studies on population genetics, reproductive biology and ecology to design collections and conservation strategies. EEA San Luis Fil: Marfil, Carlos Federico. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola; Argentina Fil: Masuelli, Ricardo Williams. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Consulta; Argentina 2018-08-15T15:41:40Z 2018-08-15T15:41:40Z 2014-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3087 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/plb.12072 1435-8603 https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12072 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Wiley Plant biology 16 (2) : 485-494. (March 2014)
spellingShingle Variación Genética
Recursos Genéticos
Solanum Khasianum
Marcadores Genéticos
Genetic Resources
Genetic Variation
Genetic Markers
Papa Silvestre
AFLP Markers
Marfil, Carlos Federico
Masuelli, Ricardo Williams
Reproductive ecology and genetic variability in natural populations of the wild potato, Solanum kurtzianum
title Reproductive ecology and genetic variability in natural populations of the wild potato, Solanum kurtzianum
title_full Reproductive ecology and genetic variability in natural populations of the wild potato, Solanum kurtzianum
title_fullStr Reproductive ecology and genetic variability in natural populations of the wild potato, Solanum kurtzianum
title_full_unstemmed Reproductive ecology and genetic variability in natural populations of the wild potato, Solanum kurtzianum
title_short Reproductive ecology and genetic variability in natural populations of the wild potato, Solanum kurtzianum
title_sort reproductive ecology and genetic variability in natural populations of the wild potato solanum kurtzianum
topic Variación Genética
Recursos Genéticos
Solanum Khasianum
Marcadores Genéticos
Genetic Resources
Genetic Variation
Genetic Markers
Papa Silvestre
AFLP Markers
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3087
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/plb.12072
https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12072
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