Genetic Markers Analyses and Bioinformatic Approaches to Distinguish Between Olive Tree (Olea europaea L.) Cultivars

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rayda Ben Ayed ◽  
Hanen Ben Hassen ◽  
Karim Ennouri ◽  
Ahmed Rebai
2011 ◽  
pp. 89-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Psarras ◽  
I. Kasapakis ◽  
E. Stefanoudaki ◽  
I. Papadakis ◽  
K.S. Chartzoulakis

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Russo ◽  
Isacco Beritognolo ◽  
Marina Bufacchi ◽  
Vitale Stanzione ◽  
Andrea Pisanelli ◽  
...  

Genes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1171
Author(s):  
Paula Moreno-Sanz ◽  
Luca Lombardo ◽  
Silvia Lorenzi ◽  
Franco Michelotti ◽  
Maria Stella Grando

The area of the Garda Lake within the Trentino province (north of Italy) is the northernmost part of Europe where the Mediterranean species Olea europaea L. is traditionally cultivated. ‘Casaliva’ is claimed as the main variety traditionally grown in the Garda Trentino area (GT) from which a world renowned niche extra virgin olive oil is produced. Since a dominant presence of ‘Casaliva’ would link the fruit set success and yield to a self-pollination compatibility system, a deep genetic survey of the olive tree population in the GT has been performed with the aim of establishing the actual varietal composition and of understanding from which pollen donor the ‘Casaliva’ olives originate. Forty-four different genetic profiles were observed among the 205 leaf samples collected from 106 ancient trees through the analysis of 20 nuclear microsatellite markers. The varietal composition in modern orchards was also explored and the vast majority of the additional 151 trees analyzed showed the same genotype as the ancient accessions of ‘Casaliva’. The results support the long historical link of ‘Casaliva’ with the GT and, besides a high varietal homogeneity, they also revealed the presence of olive genetic resources essential to fruit production. In fact, the parentage analysis of 550 embryos from drupes of ‘Casaliva’ evidenced that a cross-fertilization system is favored and a list of candidate cultivars most suitable as local pollinizers of ‘Casaliva’ was identified.


Heredity ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Lumaret ◽  
N Ouazzani ◽  
H Michaud ◽  
G Vivier ◽  
M-F Deguilloux ◽  
...  

Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1474
Author(s):  
Sara Sion ◽  
Michele Antonio Savoia ◽  
Susanna Gadaleta ◽  
Luciana Piarulli ◽  
Isa Mascio ◽  
...  

The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is one of the most cultivated crops in the Mediterranean basin. Its economic importance is mainly due to the intense production of table olives and oil. Cultivated varieties are characterized by high morphological and genetic variability and present a large number of synonyms and homonyms. This necessitates the introduction of a rapid and accurate system for varietal identification. In the past, the recognition of olive cultivars was based solely on analysis of the morphological traits, however, these are highly influenced by environmental conditions. Therefore, over the years, several methods based on DNA analysis were developed, allowing a more accurate and reliable varietal identification. This review aims to investigate the evolving history of olive tree characterization approaches, starting from the earlier morphological methods to the latest technologies based on molecular markers, focusing on the main applications of each approach. Furthermore, we discuss the impact of the advent of next generation sequencing and the recent sequencing of the olive genome on the strategies used for the development of new molecular markers.


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