Stylosanthes sp. aff.S. scabra: a putative diploid progenitor ofStylosanthes scabra (Fabaceae) |
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Authors: | C. J. Liu J. M. Musial |
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Affiliation: | (1) ATFGRC, CSIRO Tropical Agriculture, Cunningham Laboratory, 306 Carmody Road, 4067 St. Lucia, Qld., Australia;(2) CRC for Tropical Plant Pathology, University of Queensland, 4072 St. Lucia, Qld., Australia |
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Abstract: | Stylosanthes sp. aff.S. scabra is an undescribed taxon showing affinities with the allotetraploid speciesS. scabra, but distinct in a number of attibutes. Several collections show potential as forage for clay soils in northern Australia. Twelve accessions have been analysed using STS (sequence-tagged-sites) as genetic markers, and they all displayed STS phenotypes of typical diploid species. Taking into account their morphological similarities, the STS analysis provides strong evidence thatStylosanthes sp. aff.S. scabra might be a diploid progenitor of the allotetraploidS. scabra. This speculation was supported by cytological examinations. Somatic chromosome numbers of two of these accessions were counted and both were found to be diploid (2n = 20). The level of polymorphism among the 12Stylosanthes sp. aff.S. scabra accessions, estimated using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) as markers, was 7.8%, and the dissimilarity value betweenStylosanthes sp. aff.S. scabra andS. viscosa (the other putative progenitor ofS. scabra) was 89%. |
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Keywords: | Fabaceae Stylosanthes S. scabra Stylosanthes sp. aff.S. scabra Progenitor DNA markers |
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