Fingerprinting 146 Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) accessions and selecting a core collection using SSR markers

Chinese chestnut is an important nut tree around the world. Although the types of Chinese chestnut resources are abundant, resource utilization and protection of chestnut accessions are still very limited. Here, we fingerprinted and determined the genetic relationships and core collections of Chines...

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Main Authors: Xing-hua NIE, Ze-hua WANG, Ning-wei LIU, Li SONG, Bo-qian YAN, Yu XING, Qing ZHANG, Ke-feng FANG, Yong-lian ZHAO, Xin CHEN, Guang-peng WANG, Ling QIN, Qing-qin CAO
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Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311920634001
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author Xing-hua NIE
Ze-hua WANG
Ning-wei LIU
Li SONG
Bo-qian YAN
Yu XING
Qing ZHANG
Ke-feng FANG
Yong-lian ZHAO
Xin CHEN
Guang-peng WANG
Ling QIN
Qing-qin CAO
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Ze-hua WANG
Ning-wei LIU
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Yu XING
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Ke-feng FANG
Yong-lian ZHAO
Xin CHEN
Guang-peng WANG
Ling QIN
Qing-qin CAO
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description Chinese chestnut is an important nut tree around the world. Although the types of Chinese chestnut resources are abundant, resource utilization and protection of chestnut accessions are still very limited. Here, we fingerprinted and determined the genetic relationships and core collections of Chinese chestnuts using 18 fluorescently labeled SSR markers generated from 146 chestnut accessions. Our analyses showed that these markers from the tested accessions are highly polymorphic, with an average allele number (Na) and polymorphic information content (PIC) of 8.100 and 0.622 per locus, respectively. Using these strongly distinguishing markers, we successfully constructed unique fingerprints for 146 chestnut accessions and selected seven of the SSR markers as core markers to rapidly distinguish different accessions. Our exploration of the genetic relationships among the five cultivar groups indicated that Chinese chestnut accessions are divided into three regional type groups: group I (North China (NC) and Northwest China (NWC) cultivar groups), group II (middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River (MLY) cultivar group) and group III (Southeast China (SEC) and Southwest China (SWC) cultivar groups). Finally, we selected 45 core collection members which represent the most genetic diversity of Chinese chestnut accessions. This study provides valuable information for identifying chestnut accessions and understanding the phylogenetic relationships among cultivar groups, which can serve as the basis for efficient breeding in the future.
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spelling doaj.art-6f81b57ec70040a29dedd0d33f27f1222022-12-21T18:28:50ZengElsevierJournal of Integrative Agriculture2095-31192021-05-0120512771286Fingerprinting 146 Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) accessions and selecting a core collection using SSR markersXing-hua NIE0Ze-hua WANG1Ning-wei LIU2Li SONG3Bo-qian YAN4Yu XING5Qing ZHANG6Ke-feng FANG7Yong-lian ZHAO8Xin CHEN9Guang-peng WANG10Ling QIN11Qing-qin CAO12Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.China; College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Agricultural Application and New Technique, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.China; Correspondence QIN Ling, Tel/Fax: +86-10-80797229; CAO Qing-qin; NIE Xing-huaCollege of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Agricultural Application and New Technique, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.ChinaCollege of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Agricultural Application and New Technique, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.ChinaCollege of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Agricultural Application and New Technique, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.ChinaCollege of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Agricultural Application and New Technique, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.ChinaBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.China; College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Agricultural Application and New Technique, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.ChinaCollege of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Agricultural Application and New Technique, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.ChinaCollege of Landscape Architecture, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.ChinaChestnut Technology Experiment and Extension Station of Huairou District, Beijing 102206, P.R.ChinaShandong Institute of Pomology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tai'an 271000, P.R.ChinaChangli Institute of Pomology, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Changli 066600, P.R.ChinaBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.China; College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Agricultural Application and New Technique, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.China; Correspondence QIN Ling, Tel/Fax: +86-10-80797229; CAO Qing-qin; NIE Xing-huaBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.China; College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Agricultural Application and New Technique, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R.China; Correspondence QIN Ling, Tel/Fax: +86-10-80797229; CAO Qing-qin; NIE Xing-huaChinese chestnut is an important nut tree around the world. Although the types of Chinese chestnut resources are abundant, resource utilization and protection of chestnut accessions are still very limited. Here, we fingerprinted and determined the genetic relationships and core collections of Chinese chestnuts using 18 fluorescently labeled SSR markers generated from 146 chestnut accessions. Our analyses showed that these markers from the tested accessions are highly polymorphic, with an average allele number (Na) and polymorphic information content (PIC) of 8.100 and 0.622 per locus, respectively. Using these strongly distinguishing markers, we successfully constructed unique fingerprints for 146 chestnut accessions and selected seven of the SSR markers as core markers to rapidly distinguish different accessions. Our exploration of the genetic relationships among the five cultivar groups indicated that Chinese chestnut accessions are divided into three regional type groups: group I (North China (NC) and Northwest China (NWC) cultivar groups), group II (middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River (MLY) cultivar group) and group III (Southeast China (SEC) and Southwest China (SWC) cultivar groups). Finally, we selected 45 core collection members which represent the most genetic diversity of Chinese chestnut accessions. This study provides valuable information for identifying chestnut accessions and understanding the phylogenetic relationships among cultivar groups, which can serve as the basis for efficient breeding in the future.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311920634001Castanea mollissimaSSR markersfingerprintingphylogenycore collections
spellingShingle Xing-hua NIE
Ze-hua WANG
Ning-wei LIU
Li SONG
Bo-qian YAN
Yu XING
Qing ZHANG
Ke-feng FANG
Yong-lian ZHAO
Xin CHEN
Guang-peng WANG
Ling QIN
Qing-qin CAO
Fingerprinting 146 Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) accessions and selecting a core collection using SSR markers
Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Castanea mollissima
SSR markers
fingerprinting
phylogeny
core collections
title Fingerprinting 146 Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) accessions and selecting a core collection using SSR markers
title_full Fingerprinting 146 Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) accessions and selecting a core collection using SSR markers
title_fullStr Fingerprinting 146 Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) accessions and selecting a core collection using SSR markers
title_full_unstemmed Fingerprinting 146 Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) accessions and selecting a core collection using SSR markers
title_short Fingerprinting 146 Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) accessions and selecting a core collection using SSR markers
title_sort fingerprinting 146 chinese chestnut castanea mollissima blume accessions and selecting a core collection using ssr markers
topic Castanea mollissima
SSR markers
fingerprinting
phylogeny
core collections
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311920634001
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