Details
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 97-103 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | European Journal of Horticultural Science |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2008 |
Abstract
Genetic distances between nineteen Dahlia cultivars and three genotypes of wild Dahlia species and a hybrid were analysed with 1432 AFLP-Markers generated by 10 Hind/Mse primer combinations. Markers were transformed into a 0/1-matrix and relative distances were computed by means of the Jaccard-coefficient. From these data a dendrogram was constructed by the UPGMA-method. In the dendrogram the cultivars cluster together into one group, while the wild species and the hybrid branched off at a larger genetic distance. The level of genetic similarity of the cultivars averaged between 0.68 and 0.77. Only two varieties displayed a similarity of 0.92 to each other. This relatively large genetic distance between the cultivars indicates a vast potential for further variety development. Within the cultivars different clusters are formed which do not show any relation to phenotypic characteristics like inflorescence morphology or breeding origin. This lack of correlation indicates that a classification of dahlias into horticultural groups does not reflect genetic relationships between cultivars. Therefore, this classification should not be used to select parents for further breeding apart for the few characters it is built on. With knowledge about the genetic background additional information for the selection of genotypes as parent in breeding is available. Genotypes can be choosen for their low level of relatedness or for their genetically characteristics independent from the horticultural type.
Keywords
- AFLP, Asteraceae, Coreopsidinae, Dendrogram, Heliantheae, UPGMA
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Horticulture
Cite this
- Standard
- Harvard
- Apa
- Vancouver
- BibTeX
- RIS
In: European Journal of Horticultural Science, Vol. 73, No. 3, 06.2008, p. 97-103.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer review
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Novel breeding strategies for ornamental dahlias II
T2 - Molecular analyses of genetic distances between Dahlia cultivars and wild species
AU - Wegner, Hilke
AU - Debener, Thomas
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - Genetic distances between nineteen Dahlia cultivars and three genotypes of wild Dahlia species and a hybrid were analysed with 1432 AFLP-Markers generated by 10 Hind/Mse primer combinations. Markers were transformed into a 0/1-matrix and relative distances were computed by means of the Jaccard-coefficient. From these data a dendrogram was constructed by the UPGMA-method. In the dendrogram the cultivars cluster together into one group, while the wild species and the hybrid branched off at a larger genetic distance. The level of genetic similarity of the cultivars averaged between 0.68 and 0.77. Only two varieties displayed a similarity of 0.92 to each other. This relatively large genetic distance between the cultivars indicates a vast potential for further variety development. Within the cultivars different clusters are formed which do not show any relation to phenotypic characteristics like inflorescence morphology or breeding origin. This lack of correlation indicates that a classification of dahlias into horticultural groups does not reflect genetic relationships between cultivars. Therefore, this classification should not be used to select parents for further breeding apart for the few characters it is built on. With knowledge about the genetic background additional information for the selection of genotypes as parent in breeding is available. Genotypes can be choosen for their low level of relatedness or for their genetically characteristics independent from the horticultural type.
AB - Genetic distances between nineteen Dahlia cultivars and three genotypes of wild Dahlia species and a hybrid were analysed with 1432 AFLP-Markers generated by 10 Hind/Mse primer combinations. Markers were transformed into a 0/1-matrix and relative distances were computed by means of the Jaccard-coefficient. From these data a dendrogram was constructed by the UPGMA-method. In the dendrogram the cultivars cluster together into one group, while the wild species and the hybrid branched off at a larger genetic distance. The level of genetic similarity of the cultivars averaged between 0.68 and 0.77. Only two varieties displayed a similarity of 0.92 to each other. This relatively large genetic distance between the cultivars indicates a vast potential for further variety development. Within the cultivars different clusters are formed which do not show any relation to phenotypic characteristics like inflorescence morphology or breeding origin. This lack of correlation indicates that a classification of dahlias into horticultural groups does not reflect genetic relationships between cultivars. Therefore, this classification should not be used to select parents for further breeding apart for the few characters it is built on. With knowledge about the genetic background additional information for the selection of genotypes as parent in breeding is available. Genotypes can be choosen for their low level of relatedness or for their genetically characteristics independent from the horticultural type.
KW - AFLP
KW - Asteraceae
KW - Coreopsidinae
KW - Dendrogram
KW - Heliantheae
KW - UPGMA
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=46849101990&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:46849101990
VL - 73
SP - 97
EP - 103
JO - European Journal of Horticultural Science
JF - European Journal of Horticultural Science
SN - 1611-4434
IS - 3
ER -