scholarly journals Quantitative Evaluation of Genetic Diversity in Wheat Germplasm Using Molecular Markers

Crop Science ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 682-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M. Manifesto ◽  
A.R. Schlatter ◽  
H.E. Hopp ◽  
E.Y. Suárez ◽  
J. Dubcovsky
HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 492f-493
Author(s):  
Roberto F. Vieira ◽  
James E. Simon ◽  
Peter Goldsbrough ◽  
Antonio Figueira

Essential oils extracted from basil (Ocimum spp.) by steam distillation are used to flavor foods, oral products, in fragrances, and in traditional medicines. The genus Ocimum contains around 30 species native to the tropics and subtropics, with some species naturalized and/or cultivated in temperate areas. Interand intraspecific hybridization have created significant confusion in the botanical systematics of this genus. Taxonomy of basil (O. basilicum) is also complicated by the existence of numerous varieties, cultivars, and chemotypes within the species that do not differ significantly in morphology. In this study we are using RAPD markers and volatile oil composition to characterize the genetic diversity among the most economically important Ocimum species. We hypothesize that the genetic similarity revealed by molecular markers will more accurately reflect the morphological and chemical differences in Ocimum than essential oil composition per se. Preliminary research using five Ocimum species, four undetermined species, and eight varieties of O. basilicum (a total of 19 accessions) generated 107 polymorphic fragments amplified with 19 primers. RAPDs are able to discriminate between Ocimum species, but show a high degree of similarity between O. basilicum varieties. The genetic distance between nine species and among 55 accessions within the species O. americanum, O. basilicum, O. campechianum, O. × citriodorum, O. gratissimum, O. kilimandscharium, O. minimum, O. selloi, and O. tenuiflorum will be analyzed by matrix of similarity and compared to the volatile oil profile. This research will for the first time apply molecular markers to characterize the genetic diversity of Ocimum associate with volatile oil constituent.


2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 2253-2260
Author(s):  
Lameck A. Nyabera ◽  
Inosters W. Nzuki ◽  
Steven M. Runo ◽  
Peris W. Amwayi

2012 ◽  
Vol 92 (6) ◽  
pp. 1121-1133 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Debnath ◽  
Y. L. Siow ◽  
J. Petkau ◽  
D. An ◽  
N. V. Bykova

Debnath, S. C., Siow, Y. L., Petkau, J., An, D. and Bykova, N. V. 2012. Molecular markers and antioxidant activity in berry crops: Genetic diversity analysis. Can. J. Plant Sci. 92: 1121–1133. An improved understanding of important roles of dietary fruits in maintaining human health has led to a dramatic increase of global berry crop production. Berry fruits contain relatively high levels of vitamin C, cellulose and pectin, and produce anthocyanins, which have important therapeutic values, including antitumor, antiulcer, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. There is a need to develop reliable methods to identify berry germplasm and assess genetic diversity/relatedness for dietary properties in berry genotypes for practical breeding purposes through genotype selection in a breeding program for cultivar development, and proprietary-rights protection. The introduction of molecular biology techniques, such as DNA-based markers, allows direct comparison of different genetic materials independent of environmental influences. Significant progress has been made in diversity analysis of wild cranberry, lowbush blueberry, lingonberry and cloudberry germplasm, and in strawberry and raspberry cultivars and advanced breeding lines developed in Canada. Inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers detected an adequate degree of polymorphism to differentiate among berry genotypes, making this technology valuable for cultivar identification and for the more efficient choice of parents in the current berry improvement programs. Although multiple factors affect antioxidant activity, a wide range of genetic diversity has been reported in wild and cultivated berry crops. Diversity analysis based on molecular markers did not agree with those from antioxidant activity. The paper also discusses the issues that still need to be addressed to utilize the full potential of molecular techniques including expressed sequence tag-polymerase chain reaction (EST-PCR) analysis to develop improved environment-friendly berry cultivars suited to the changing needs of growers and consumers.


2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 298-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javad Rezapour Fard ◽  
Zabihollah Zamani ◽  
Mohamad Reza Fattahi Moghaddam ◽  
Mohsen Kafi

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abdul Hannan ◽  
Nihar Ranjan Saha ◽  
Swapan Kumar Roy ◽  
Sun-Hee Woo ◽  
Muhammad Shahidul Haque

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando dos Santos Araújo ◽  
Mauro Vasconcelos Pacheco ◽  
Fábio de Almeida Vieira ◽  
Cibele dos Santos Ferrari ◽  
Francival Cardoso Félix ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
K.S. Belarmino ◽  
M.M. Rêgo ◽  
R.L.A. Bruno ◽  
G.D.A. Medeiros ◽  
A.P. Andrade ◽  
...  

Crop Science ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 312-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pattama Nitthaisong ◽  
Genki Ishigaki ◽  
Hidenori Tanaka ◽  
Ryo Akashi

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