Unused genetic resources: a case study of Polish common oat germplasm |
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| Authors: | M. Boczkowska A. Onyśk |
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| Affiliation: | Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute, National Centre for Plant Genetic Resources, Radzików, Poland |
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| Abstract: | Landraces and old, obsolete cultivars are a rich source of diversity and could become important and easy‐to‐use germplasm resources for breeding. They are characterised by yield stability, broad adaptation, tolerance to diseases and a greater competitiveness in the presence of weeds. The main objective of this study was to estimate and compare the genetic diversity among and within landraces, old cultivars and modern cultivars of common oat. Inter simple sequence repeats were used to study the genetic diversity of 12 modern Polish cultivars, 23 old Polish cultivars, 19 native landraces and 5 contemporary European cultivars. The results indicated a low amount of diversity among Polish modern cultivars, but an even lower diversity among old Polish cultivars, as well as large differences between these two gene pools. As expected, the landraces were the most diverse group and showed the highest internal variation. The landraces and old cultivars might serve as sources of useful alleles that have never been used in breeding. Additionally, it was possible to identify errors and inconsistencies in the passport data of gene‐bank accessions. These results can be applied to the maintenance and management of gene‐bank collections. |
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| Keywords: | Avena sativa L. genetic diversity ISSR landrace modern cultivars oat old cultivars |
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