Analysis of molecular genetic diversity of cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) in Tunisia |
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Authors: | Khaldi Soumaya Sonnante Gabriella El Gazzah Mohammed |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Climat changes, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092, El Manar II, Tunis, Tunisia. khaldi.soumaya@yahoo.fr |
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Abstract: | The objective of this study is to investigate the genetic diversity, the relationships among six Tunisian wild cardoon populations (Cynara cardunculus var. sylvestris) and a Tunisian's population of cultivated cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. altilis DC) in seven different geographical locations (Tiurif, Bahra, Zriba, Bouficha, Enfidha, Beja and Wad mliz) from semi-arid and wet regions of Tunisia. Twenty-three selected microsatellite markers are used for a sample of 98 cardoon genotypes. The total of 243 alleles is detected in the studied populations and the number of alleles per locus ranged from six to 23. The dendrogram based on Nei's (1972) UPGMA method divides the seven studied populations to five clusters. These preliminary results show that microsatellites are effective tools for plant species characterization and the analysed populations have a high genetic variability and will be suitable as genetic stocks for conservation and sustainable utilization programs of Cynara cardunculus L. in Tunisia. |
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Keywords: | Cynara cardunculus Variability Microsatellites Tunisia |
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