Characterization of genetic diversity in accessions of prunus salicina lindl : keeping fruit flesh color ideotype while adapting to water stressed environments

The genetic diversity of 14 Japanese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl) landraces adapted to an ecosystem of alternating flooding and dry conditions was characterized using neutral simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Twelve SSRs located in six chromosomes of the Prunus persica reference genome resulted...

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Main Authors: Acuña, Cintia Vanesa, Rivas, Juan Gabriel, Brambilla, Silvina Maricel, Cerrillo, Teresa, Frusso, Enrique, Garcia, Martin Nahuel, Villalba, Pamela Victoria, Aguirre, Natalia Cristina, Sabio Y Garcia, Julia Veronica, Martinez, Maria Carolina, Hopp, Horacio Esteban, Marcucci Poltri, Susana Noemi
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6263
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090487
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author Acuña, Cintia Vanesa
Rivas, Juan Gabriel
Brambilla, Silvina Maricel
Cerrillo, Teresa
Frusso, Enrique
Garcia, Martin Nahuel
Villalba, Pamela Victoria
Aguirre, Natalia Cristina
Sabio Y Garcia, Julia Veronica
Martinez, Maria Carolina
Hopp, Horacio Esteban
Marcucci Poltri, Susana Noemi
author_browse Acuña, Cintia Vanesa
Aguirre, Natalia Cristina
Brambilla, Silvina Maricel
Cerrillo, Teresa
Frusso, Enrique
Garcia, Martin Nahuel
Hopp, Horacio Esteban
Marcucci Poltri, Susana Noemi
Martinez, Maria Carolina
Rivas, Juan Gabriel
Sabio Y Garcia, Julia Veronica
Villalba, Pamela Victoria
author_facet Acuña, Cintia Vanesa
Rivas, Juan Gabriel
Brambilla, Silvina Maricel
Cerrillo, Teresa
Frusso, Enrique
Garcia, Martin Nahuel
Villalba, Pamela Victoria
Aguirre, Natalia Cristina
Sabio Y Garcia, Julia Veronica
Martinez, Maria Carolina
Hopp, Horacio Esteban
Marcucci Poltri, Susana Noemi
author_sort Acuña, Cintia Vanesa
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description The genetic diversity of 14 Japanese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl) landraces adapted to an ecosystem of alternating flooding and dry conditions was characterized using neutral simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Twelve SSRs located in six chromosomes of the Prunus persica reference genome resulted to be polymorphic, thus allowing identification of all the evaluated landraces. Differentiation between individuals was moderate to high (average shared allele distance (DAS) = 0.64), whereas the genetic diversity was high (average indices polymorphism information content (PIC) = 0.62, observed heterozygosity (Ho) = 0.51, unbiased expected heterozygosity (uHe) = 0.70). Clustering and genetic structure approaches grouped all individuals into two major groups that correlated with flesh color. This finding suggests that the intuitive breeding practices of growers tended to select plum trees according to specific phenotypic traits. These neutral markers were adequate for population genetic studies and cultivar identification. Furthermore, we assessed the SSR flanking genome regions (25 kb) in silico to search for candidate genes related to stress resistance or associated with other agronomic traits of interest. Interestingly, at least 26 of the 118 detected genes seem to be related to fruit quality, plant development, and stress resistance. This study suggests that the molecular characterization of specific landraces of Japanese plum that have been adapted to extreme agroecosystems is a useful approach to localize candidate genes which are potentially interesting for breeding.
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spelling INTA62632025-07-28T14:58:29Z Characterization of genetic diversity in accessions of prunus salicina lindl : keeping fruit flesh color ideotype while adapting to water stressed environments Acuña, Cintia Vanesa Rivas, Juan Gabriel Brambilla, Silvina Maricel Cerrillo, Teresa Frusso, Enrique Garcia, Martin Nahuel Villalba, Pamela Victoria Aguirre, Natalia Cristina Sabio Y Garcia, Julia Veronica Martinez, Maria Carolina Hopp, Horacio Esteban Marcucci Poltri, Susana Noemi Prunus salicina Variación Genética Estrés de Sequia Genetic Variation Genetic Structures Drought Stress SSR Estructura Genética Genes Candidatos Ciruelo japonés Candidate Genes Japanese plum The genetic diversity of 14 Japanese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl) landraces adapted to an ecosystem of alternating flooding and dry conditions was characterized using neutral simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Twelve SSRs located in six chromosomes of the Prunus persica reference genome resulted to be polymorphic, thus allowing identification of all the evaluated landraces. Differentiation between individuals was moderate to high (average shared allele distance (DAS) = 0.64), whereas the genetic diversity was high (average indices polymorphism information content (PIC) = 0.62, observed heterozygosity (Ho) = 0.51, unbiased expected heterozygosity (uHe) = 0.70). Clustering and genetic structure approaches grouped all individuals into two major groups that correlated with flesh color. This finding suggests that the intuitive breeding practices of growers tended to select plum trees according to specific phenotypic traits. These neutral markers were adequate for population genetic studies and cultivar identification. Furthermore, we assessed the SSR flanking genome regions (25 kb) in silico to search for candidate genes related to stress resistance or associated with other agronomic traits of interest. Interestingly, at least 26 of the 118 detected genes seem to be related to fruit quality, plant development, and stress resistance. This study suggests that the molecular characterization of specific landraces of Japanese plum that have been adapted to extreme agroecosystems is a useful approach to localize candidate genes which are potentially interesting for breeding. Instituto de Biotecnología Fil: Acuña, Cintia Vanesa. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Biotecnología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Rivas, Juan Gabriel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Biotecnología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Brambilla, Silvina Maricel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina Fil: Cerrillo, Teresa. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina Fil: Frusso, Enrique. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Recursos Biológicos; Argentina Fil: Garcia, Martin Nahuel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Biotecnología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Villalba, Pamela Victoria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Biotecnología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Aguirre, Natalia Cristina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Biotecnología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Sabio Y Garcia, Julia Verónica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Biotecnología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Martinez, Maria Carolina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Biotecnología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Hopp, Horacio Esteban. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Biotecnología; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Marcucci Poltri, Susana Noemi. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Biotecnología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2019-11-01T14:28:51Z 2019-11-01T14:28:51Z 2019-08 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/9/487 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6263 2073-4395 https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090487 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/PNBIO/1131044/AR./Genómica aplicada a estudios de ecología molecular y diversidad genética. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Agronomy 9 (9) : 487 (Agosto 2019)
spellingShingle Prunus salicina
Variación Genética
Estrés de Sequia
Genetic Variation
Genetic Structures
Drought Stress
SSR
Estructura Genética
Genes Candidatos
Ciruelo japonés
Candidate Genes
Japanese plum
Acuña, Cintia Vanesa
Rivas, Juan Gabriel
Brambilla, Silvina Maricel
Cerrillo, Teresa
Frusso, Enrique
Garcia, Martin Nahuel
Villalba, Pamela Victoria
Aguirre, Natalia Cristina
Sabio Y Garcia, Julia Veronica
Martinez, Maria Carolina
Hopp, Horacio Esteban
Marcucci Poltri, Susana Noemi
Characterization of genetic diversity in accessions of prunus salicina lindl : keeping fruit flesh color ideotype while adapting to water stressed environments
title Characterization of genetic diversity in accessions of prunus salicina lindl : keeping fruit flesh color ideotype while adapting to water stressed environments
title_full Characterization of genetic diversity in accessions of prunus salicina lindl : keeping fruit flesh color ideotype while adapting to water stressed environments
title_fullStr Characterization of genetic diversity in accessions of prunus salicina lindl : keeping fruit flesh color ideotype while adapting to water stressed environments
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of genetic diversity in accessions of prunus salicina lindl : keeping fruit flesh color ideotype while adapting to water stressed environments
title_short Characterization of genetic diversity in accessions of prunus salicina lindl : keeping fruit flesh color ideotype while adapting to water stressed environments
title_sort characterization of genetic diversity in accessions of prunus salicina lindl keeping fruit flesh color ideotype while adapting to water stressed environments
topic Prunus salicina
Variación Genética
Estrés de Sequia
Genetic Variation
Genetic Structures
Drought Stress
SSR
Estructura Genética
Genes Candidatos
Ciruelo japonés
Candidate Genes
Japanese plum
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/9/487
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6263
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090487
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