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Genetic relationships among Cucurbita pepo ornamental gourds based on EST-SSR markers

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  • Weiqi Wang

    (Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
    College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, P.R. China)

  • Yuzi Shi

    (Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China)

  • Ying Liu

    (Harbin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China)

  • Chenggang Xiang

    (Honghe University, Honghe, Yunnan, P.R. China)

  • Tingzhen Sun

    (Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China)

  • Meng Zhang

    (Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China)

  • Qin Shu

    (Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China)

  • Xiyan Qiu

    (Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China)

  • Kailiang Bo

    (Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China)

  • Ying Duan

    (Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China)

  • Changlin Wang

    (Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China)

Abstract

The ornamental gourd Cucurbita pepo L. is a ubiquitous crop native to North America, exhibiting highly diverse fruit characteristics. Studying the genetic diversity of ornamental gourds can help identify and evaluate the curated germplasm resources, understand the phylogenetic relationships among them, and highlight ways in which the germplasm resources can be used to address gaps in the understanding. In this study, a set of 85 of 323 previously identified polymorphic expressed sequence tag-simple sequence repeat (EST-SSR) genetic markers were selected to evaluate the genetic relationships among 47 C. pepo accessions and one C. foetidissima accession. This collection consisted of accessions from the subspecies pepo, texana, and the hybrid texana × pepo. Our analyses yielded a total of 271 alleles, with an average of 3.2 alleles per genetic locus. The dendrogram construction, principal coordinate analyses, and genetic value calculation revealed several robust subclusters in the texana subspecies accessions. From these results, we propose five new distinct morphotypes based on our construction of a concise SSR fingerprint. Moreover, our study confirms that the fruit shape similarity among accessions is a fair reflection of genetic relatedness.

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  • Weiqi Wang & Yuzi Shi & Ying Liu & Chenggang Xiang & Tingzhen Sun & Meng Zhang & Qin Shu & Xiyan Qiu & Kailiang Bo & Ying Duan & Changlin Wang, 2021. "Genetic relationships among Cucurbita pepo ornamental gourds based on EST-SSR markers," Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 57(4), pages 125-139.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlcjg:v:57:y:2021:i:4:id:27-2021-cjgpb
    DOI: 10.17221/27/2021-CJGPB
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