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Seyed Hajizadeh H, Azizi S, Aghaee A, Karakus S, Kaya O. Nano-silicone and Ascophyllum nodosum-based biostimulant down-regulates the negative effect of in vitro induced-salinity in Rosa damascena. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:560. [PMID: 37957557 PMCID: PMC10644502 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04584-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rosa damascena is extensively cultivated in various regions of Iran due to its aesthetic attributes, medicinal qualities, and essential oil production. This study investigated the efficacy of Ascophyllum nodosum extract (AnE) at concentrations of 0, 2, and 3 g L- 1 and Nano-silicon (nSiO2) at concentrations of 0, 50, and 100 mg L- 1 in ameliorating the impact of salinity on two genotypes of Damask rose ('Chaharfasl' and 'Kashan') under in vitro culture conditions. Additionally, various physio-chemical characteristics of R. damascena explants were assessed. RESULTS The findings revealed that exposure to 100 mM NaCl resulted in a substantial reduction in the Relative Water Content (RWC), Membrane Stability Index (MSI), leaf pigments (Chlorophyll b, Chlorophyll a, total Chlorophyll, and carotenoids), chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, and protein content in both genotypes when compared to control conditions. Salinity induced a significant increase in the parameter F0 and a decrease in the parameter Fv/Fm compared to the control conditions in both genotypes. Nonetheless, the genotype Kashan treated with 3 g L- 1 AnE + 100 mg L- 1 nSiO2 exhibited the maximum Fm value under control conditions, with a significant difference compared to other treatments. Furthermore, salinity caused a considerable reduction in Fm in both 'Kashan' and 'Chaharfasl' by 22% and 17%, respectively, when compared to the control condition. 'Kashan' displayed the maximum Fv/Fm compared to the other genotype. The maximum levels of Malondialdehyde (MAD) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were also observed in explants affected by salinity. The combination of 3 g L- 1 AnE + 100 mg L- 1 nSiO2, followed by 2 g L- 1 AnE + 100 mg L- 1 nSiO2, exhibited substantial positive effects. Salinity also led to an increase in proline content and the activity of peroxidase (POD), superoxide dismutase (SOD), guaiacol peroxidase (GPX), and catalase (CAT) in both genotypes. The activity of these enzymes was further enhanced when AnE was applied at concentrations of 2 and 3 g L- 1 in combination with 100 mg L- 1 nSiO2. CONCLUSIONS The 'Kashan' genotype displayed greater tolerance to salinity by enhancing water balance, maintaining membrane integrity, and augmenting the activity of antioxidant enzymes compared to 'Chaharfasl'. The utilization of nSiO2 and AnE biostimulants demonstrated potential benefits for R. damascena, both under salinity and control conditions. These findings hold substantial importance for researchers, policymakers, and farmers, offering valuable insights into the development of salinity-tolerant crop varieties.
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- Hanifeh Seyed Hajizadeh
- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, 55136-553, Iran.
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, 55136-553, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran
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- Çölemerik Vocational School, Hakkari University, Hakkari, 30000, Turkey
- Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Erzincan Horticultural Research Institute, Erzincan, 24060, Turkey
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- Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Erzincan Horticultural Research Institute, Erzincan, 24060, Turkey
- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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Genomic Selection for Forest Tree Improvement: Methods, Achievements and Perspectives. FORESTS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/f11111190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The breeding of forest trees is only a few decades old, and is a much more complicated, longer, and expensive endeavor than the breeding of agricultural crops. One breeding cycle for forest trees can take 20–30 years. Recent advances in genomics and molecular biology have revolutionized traditional plant breeding based on visual phenotype assessment: the development of different types of molecular markers has made genotype selection possible. Marker-assisted breeding can significantly accelerate the breeding process, but this method has not been shown to be effective for selection of complex traits on forest trees. This new method of genomic selection is based on the analysis of all effects of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) using a large number of molecular markers distributed throughout the genome, which makes it possible to assess the genomic estimated breeding value (GEBV) of an individual. This approach is expected to be much more efficient for forest tree improvement than traditional breeding. Here, we review the current state of the art in the application of genomic selection in forest tree breeding and discuss different methods of genotyping and phenotyping. We also compare the accuracies of genomic prediction models and highlight the importance of a prior cost-benefit analysis before implementing genomic selection. Perspectives for the further development of this approach in forest breeding are also discussed: expanding the range of species and the list of valuable traits, the application of high-throughput phenotyping methods, and the possibility of using epigenetic variance to improve of forest trees.
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Roman MG, Gangitano D, Figueroa A, Solano J, Anabalón L, Houston R. Use of Eucalyptus DNA profiling in a case of illegal logging. Sci Justice 2020; 60:487-494. [PMID: 33077031 DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2020.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Eucalyptus is grown world-wide for paper pulp, solid wood, and other industries. Theft or illegal cutting of the trees causes hardship to owners of plantations and countries whose economies rely on the sale and export of eucalyptus products. Unfortunately, many of these crimes go unpunished due to lack of forensic evidence. Over 1200 short tandem repeat (STR) markers have been identified in the genomes of genus Eucalyptus and related species. However, their importance and utility in aiding forensic investigations of wood theft have not been explored. This study evaluated nine STRs for diversity and applied them to a case involving suspected wood theft. As expected, three dinucleotide STR markers showed greater variability but resulted in harder to interpret profiles. Four STR tetranucleotide markers evaluated in this study were found to contain additional repeat structures (dinucleotide or trinucleotide) that enhanced their variability but resulted in profiles with peaks at multiple stutter positions and heterozygote peak imbalance. The most promising STR markers were EGM37 and EMBRA 1374. Though less variable, they yielded robust and reproducible DNA profiles. All nine STR markers were applied to a case involving suspected wood theft. Samples were collected from seized wood and from remaining stumps in a plantation. No DNA match was found, thus eliminating the evidence samples as having originated from the forest. Dendrochronology analysis also resulted in an exclusion. This case study represents the first report using STR markers in any eucalyptus species to provide DNA evidence in a case of suspected wood theft.
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- Madeline G Roman
- Department of Forensic Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA.
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- Department of Forensic Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA.
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- Laboratorio de Criminalística Regional Temuco, Policía de Investigaciones de Chile, Región de La Araucanía, Chile.
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Químicas, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Chile.
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Químicas, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Chile.
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- Department of Forensic Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA.
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Smith GR, Ganley BJ, Chagné D, Nadarajan J, Pathirana RN, Ryan J, Arnst EA, Sutherland R, Soewarto J, Houliston G, Marsh AT, Koot E, Carnegie AJ, Menzies T, Lee DJ, Shuey LS, Pegg GS. Resistance of New Zealand Provenance Leptospermum scoparium, Kunzea robusta, Kunzea linearis, and Metrosideros excelsa to Austropuccinia psidii. PLANT DISEASE 2020; 104:1771-1780. [PMID: 32272027 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-19-2302-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Resistance to the pandemic strain of Austropuccinia psidii was identified in New Zealand provenance Leptospermum scoparium, Kunzea robusta, and K. linearis plants. Only 1 Metrosideros excelsa-resistant plant was found (of the 570 tested) and no resistant plants of either Lophomyrtus bullata or L. obcordata were found. Three types of resistance were identified in Leptospermum scoparium. The first two, a putative immune response and a hypersensitive response, are leaf resistance mechanisms found in other myrtaceous species while on the lateral and main stems a putative immune stem resistance was also observed. Both leaf and stem infection were found on K. robusta and K. linearis plants as well as branch tip dieback that developed on almost 50% of the plants. L. scoparium, K. robusta, and K. linearis are the first myrtaceous species where consistent infection of stems has been observed in artificial inoculation trials. This new finding and the first observation of significant branch tip dieback of plants of the two Kunzea spp. resulted in the development of two new myrtle rust disease severity assessment scales. Significant seed family and provenance effects were found in L. scoparium, K. robusta, and K. linearis: some families produced significantly more plants with leaf, stem, and (in Kunzea spp.) branch tip dieback resistance, and provenances provided different percentages of resistant families and plants. The distribution of the disease symptoms on plants from the same seed family, and between plants from different seed families, suggested that the leaf, stem, and branch tip dieback resistances were the result of independent disease resistance mechanisms.
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- Grant R Smith
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Lincoln 7608, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Te Puke 3182, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand
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- Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Lincoln 7608, New Zealand
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- Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Lincoln 7608, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand
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- Forest Science, Department of Primary Industries-Forestry, Parramatta, NSW 2150 Australia
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- The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- The University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland 4558, Australia
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- The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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Pancaldi F, Trindade LM. Marginal Lands to Grow Novel Bio-Based Crops: A Plant Breeding Perspective. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:227. [PMID: 32194604 PMCID: PMC7062921 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The biomass demand to fuel a growing global bio-based economy is expected to tremendously increase over the next decades, and projections indicate that dedicated biomass crops will satisfy a large portion of it. The establishment of dedicated biomass crops raises huge concerns, as they can subtract land that is required for food production, undermining food security. In this context, perennial biomass crops suitable for cultivation on marginal lands (MALs) raise attraction, as they could supply biomass without competing for land with food supply. While these crops withstand marginal conditions well, their biomass yield and quality do not ensure acceptable economic returns to farmers and cost-effective biomass conversion into bio-based products, claiming genetic improvement. However, this is constrained by the lack of genetic resources for most of these crops. Here we first review the advantages of cultivating novel perennial biomass crops on MALs, highlighting management practices to enhance the environmental and economic sustainability of these agro-systems. Subsequently, we discuss the preeminent breeding targets to improve the yield and quality of the biomass obtainable from these crops, as well as the stability of biomass production under MALs conditions. These targets include crop architecture and phenology, efficiency in the use of resources, lignocellulose composition in relation to bio-based applications, and tolerance to abiotic stresses. For each target trait, we outline optimal ideotypes, discuss the available breeding resources in the context of (orphan) biomass crops, and provide meaningful examples of genetic improvement. Finally, we discuss the available tools to breed novel perennial biomass crops. These comprise conventional breeding methods (recurrent selection and hybridization), molecular techniques to dissect the genetics of complex traits, speed up selection, and perform transgenic modification (genetic mapping, QTL and GWAS analysis, marker-assisted selection, genomic selection, transformation protocols), and novel high-throughput phenotyping platforms. Furthermore, novel tools to transfer genetic knowledge from model to orphan crops (i.e., universal markers) are also conceptualized, with the belief that their development will enhance the efficiency of plant breeding in orphan biomass crops, enabling a sustainable use of MALs for biomass provision.
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Zou C, Karn A, Reisch B, Nguyen A, Sun Y, Bao Y, Campbell MS, Church D, Williams S, Xu X, Ledbetter CA, Patel S, Fennell A, Glaubitz JC, Clark M, Ware D, Londo JP, Sun Q, Cadle-Davidson L. Haplotyping the Vitis collinear core genome with rhAmpSeq improves marker transferability in a diverse genus. Nat Commun 2020; 11:413. [PMID: 31964885 PMCID: PMC6972940 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-14280-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Transferable DNA markers are essential for breeding and genetics. Grapevine (Vitis) breeders utilize disease resistance alleles from congeneric species ~20 million years divergent, but existing Vitis marker platforms have cross-species transfer rates as low as 2%. Here, we apply a marker strategy targeting the inferred Vitis core genome. Incorporating seven linked-read de novo assemblies and three existing assemblies, the Vitis collinear core genome is estimated to converge at 39.8 Mb (8.67% of the genome). Adding shotgun genome sequences from 40 accessions enables identification of conserved core PCR primer binding sites flanking polymorphic haplotypes with high information content. From these target regions, we develop 2,000 rhAmpSeq markers as a PCR multiplex and validate the panel in four biparental populations spanning the diversity of the Vitis genus, showing transferability increases to 91.9%. This marker development strategy should be widely applicable for genetic studies in many taxa, particularly those ~20 million years divergent.
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- Cheng Zou
- BRC Bioinformatics Facility, Institute of Biotechnology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell AgriTech, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell AgriTech, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA
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- Integrated DNA Technologies, Redwood City, CA, 94063, USA
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- Integrated DNA Technologies, Redwood City, CA, 94063, USA
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- Integrated DNA Technologies, Redwood City, CA, 94063, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Grape Genetics Research Unit, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Crop Diseases, Pests and Genetics Research, Parlier, CA, 93648, USA
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- Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 57007, USA
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- Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 57007, USA
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- BRC Bioinformatics Facility, Institute of Biotechnology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 11724, USA
- USDA-ARS, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Grape Genetics Research Unit, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA
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- BRC Bioinformatics Facility, Institute of Biotechnology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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Nakahama K, Urata N, Shinya T, Hayashi K, Nanto K, Rosa AC, Kawaoka A. RNA-seq analysis of lignocellulose-related genes in hybrid Eucalyptus with contrasting wood basic density. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 18:156. [PMID: 30081831 PMCID: PMC6080517 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1371-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Wood basic density (WBD), the biomass of plant cell walls per unit volume, is an important trait for elite tree selection in kraft pulp production. Here, we investigated the correlation between WBD and wood volumes or wood properties using 98 open-pollinated, 2.4 to 2.8 year-old hybrid Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus urophylla x E. grandis). Transcript levels of lignocellulose biosynthesis-related genes were studied. RESULTS The progeny plants had average WBD of 516 kg/m3 with normal distribution and did not show any correlations between WBD and wood volume or components of α-cellulose, hemicellulose and Klason lignin content. Transcriptomic analysis of two groups of five plants each with high (570-609 kg/m3) or low (378-409 kg/m3) WBD was carried out by RNA-Seq analysis with total RNAs extracted from developing xylem tissues at a breast height. Lignocellulose biosynthesis-related genes, such as cellulose synthase, invertase, cinnamate-4-hydroxylase and cinnamoyl-CoA reductase showed higher transcript levels in the high WBD group. Among plant cell wall modifying genes, increased transcript levels of several expansin and xyloglucan endo-transglycosylase/hydrolase genes were also found in high WBD plants. Interestingly, strong transcript levels of several cytoskeleton genes encoding tubulin, actin and myosin were observed in high WBD plants. Furthermore, we also found elevated transcript levels of genes encoding NAC, MYB, basic helix-loop-helix, homeodomain, WRKY and LIM transcription factors in the high WBD plants. All these results indicate that the high WBD in plants has been associated with the increased transcription of many genes related to lignocellulose formation. CONCLUSIONS Most lignocellulose biosynthesis related genes exhibited a tendency to transcribe at relatively higher level in high WBD plants. These results suggest that lignocellulose biosynthesis-related genes may be associated with WBD.
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- Katsuhiko Nakahama
- Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Agri-Biotechnology Research Laboratory, 5-21-1 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo, 114-0002 Japan
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- Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Agri-Biotechnology Research Laboratory, 5-21-1 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo, 114-0002 Japan
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- Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Agri-Biotechnology Research Laboratory, 5-21-1 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo, 114-0002 Japan
- Forest Research Division, Amapá Florestal e Celulose S.A, Rua Claudio Lucio Menteiro, S/N, Santana, Amapa 68925-000 Brazil
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- Forest Research Division, Amapá Florestal e Celulose S.A, Rua Claudio Lucio Menteiro, S/N, Santana, Amapa 68925-000 Brazil
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- Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Agri-Biotechnology Research Laboratory, 5-21-1 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo, 114-0002 Japan
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- Forest Research Division, Amapá Florestal e Celulose S.A, Rua Claudio Lucio Menteiro, S/N, Santana, Amapa 68925-000 Brazil
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- Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Agri-Biotechnology Research Laboratory, 5-21-1 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo, 114-0002 Japan
- Present address: Akita-Jujo Chemicals Co., Ltd., 1-1 Araya-Torikimachi, Akita, 010-1633 Japan
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Arriagada O, do Amaral Junior AT, Mora F. Thirteen years under arid conditions: exploring marker-trait associations in Eucalyptus cladocalyx for complex traits related to flowering, stem form and growth. BREEDING SCIENCE 2018; 68:367-374. [PMID: 30100804 PMCID: PMC6081299 DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.17131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We present an association analysis for seven key traits related to flowering, stem form and growth in Eucalyptus cladocalyx, a tree species suitable for low rainfall sites, using a long-term progeny trial with 49 open-pollinated maternal families in the southern Atacama Desert, Chile. The progeny trial was carried out in an arid environment with a mean annual rainfall of 152 mm. Simple sequence repeats (SSR) from a full consensus map of Eucalyptus were used for genotyping 245 individual trees. Twenty-three significant marker-trait associations were identified, explaining between 5.9 and 23.7% of the phenotypic variance. The marker EMBRA101 located on LG10 at 56.5 cM was concomitantly associated with diameter at breast height and tree height. Nine SSR were significantly associated with stem forking and stem straightness, explaining between 5.9 and 14.8% of the phenotypic variation. To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting a SSR-based association mapping analysis for stem form traits in Eucalyptus. These results provide novel and valuable information for understanding the genetic base of key traits in E. cladocalyx for breeding purposes under arid conditions.
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- Osvin Arriagada
- Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Talca,
2 Norte 685, 3460000 Talca,
Chile
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- Laboratório de Melhoramento Genético Vegetal, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro,
Av. Alberto Lamego 2000, 28013-602 Campos dos Goytacazes,
Brazil
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Talca,
2 Norte 685, 3460000 Talca,
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Genetic linkage map and QTL identification for adventitious rooting traits in red gum eucalypts. 3 Biotech 2018; 8:242. [PMID: 29744274 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1276-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The eucalypt species, Eucalyptus tereticornis and Eucalyptus camaldulensis, show tolerance to drought and salinity conditions, respectively, and are widely cultivated in arid and semiarid regions of tropical countries. In this study, genetic linkage map was developed for interspecific cross E. tereticornis × E. camaldulensis using pseudo-testcross strategy with simple sequence repeats (SSRs), intersimple sequence repeats (ISSRs), and sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers. The consensus genetic map comprised totally 283 markers with 84 SSRs, 94 ISSRs, and 105 SRAP markers on 11 linkage groups spanning 1163.4 cM genetic distance. Blasting the SSR sequences against E. grandis sequences allowed an alignment of 64% and the average ratio of genetic-to-physical distance was 1.7 Mbp/cM, which strengths the evidence that high amount of synteny and colinearity exists among eucalypts genome. Blast searches also revealed that 37% of SSRs had homologies with genes, which could potentially be used in the variety of downstream applications including candidate gene polymorphism. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis for adventitious rooting traits revealed six QTL for rooting percent and root length on five chromosomes with interval and composite interval mapping. All the QTL explained 12.0-14.7% of the phenotypic variance, showing the involvement of major effect QTL on adventitious rooting traits. Increasing the density of markers would facilitate the detection of more number of small-effect QTL and also underpinning the genes involved in rooting process.
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Santos C, Nelson CD, Zhebentyayeva T, Machado H, Gomes-Laranjo J, Costa RL. First interspecific genetic linkage map for Castanea sativa x Castanea crenata revealed QTLs for resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0184381. [PMID: 28880954 PMCID: PMC5589223 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata) carries resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi, the destructive and widespread oomycete causing ink disease. The European chestnut (Castanea sativa), carrying little to no disease resistance, is currently threatened by the presence of the oomycete pathogen in forests, orchards and nurseries. Determining the genetic basis of P. cinnamomi resistance, for further selection of molecular markers and candidate genes, is a prominent issue for implementation of marker assisted selection in the breeding programs for resistance. In this study, the first interspecific genetic linkage map of C. sativa x C. crenata allowed the detection of QTLs for P. cinnamomi resistance. The genetic map was constructed using two independent, control-cross mapping populations. Chestnut populations were genotyped using 452 microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism molecular markers derived from the available chestnut transcriptomes. The consensus genetic map spans 498,9 cM and contains 217 markers mapped with an average interval of 2.3 cM. For QTL analyses, the progression rate of P. cinnamomi lesions in excised shoots inoculated was used as the phenotypic metric. Using non-parametric and composite interval mapping approaches, two QTLs were identified for ink disease resistance, distributed in two linkage groups: E and K. The presence of QTLs located in linkage group E regarding P. cinnamomi resistance is consistent with a previous preliminary study developed in American x Chinese chestnut populations, suggesting the presence of common P. cinnamomi defense mechanisms across species. Results presented here extend the genomic resources of Castanea genus providing potential tools to assist the ongoing and future chestnut breeding programs.
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- Carmen Santos
- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Avenida da República, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Southern Institute of Forest Genetics, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Saucier, Mississippi, United States of America
- Forest Health Research and Education Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America
- Genomics & Computational Biology Laboratory, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Avenida da República, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicas, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Avenida da República, Oeiras, Portugal
- Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa - Tapada da Ajuda, Lisboa, Portugal
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Costa J, Vaillancourt RE, Steane DA, Jones RC, Marques C. Microsatellite analysis of population structure in Eucalyptus globulus. Genome 2017; 60:770-777. [PMID: 28679070 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2016-0218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus Labill. (Tasmanian Blue Gum), native to southeast Australia, is a benchmark species for the pulp and paper industry. We genotyped 397 trees from 16 populations of E. globulus representing the native diversity in Australia using 24 microsatellite loci. Eight genetically distinct groups were detected, consistent with genetic groupings detected in previous quantitative and molecular studies. A sample of 29 Portuguese individuals was added to help clarify the origin of the Portuguese landrace. The results suggest a southern and eastern Tasmania origin for the Portuguese landrace. This genetic framework will enable researchers to investigate the provenance of individuals of unknown pedigree and assess the levels of representation of E. globulus natural variation in the Portuguese landrace.
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- Joana Costa
- a RAIZ, Instituto de Investigação da Floresta e do Papel, Herdade de Espirra, 2985-270 Pegões-Gare, Portugal
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- b School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, 7001, Tasmania, Australia.,c ARC Training Centre for Forest Value, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, 7001, Tasmania, Australia
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- b School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, 7001, Tasmania, Australia
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- b School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, 7001, Tasmania, Australia
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- a RAIZ, Instituto de Investigação da Floresta e do Papel, Herdade de Espirra, 2985-270 Pegões-Gare, Portugal
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Butler JB, Vaillancourt RE, Potts BM, Lee DJ, King GJ, Baten A, Shepherd M, Freeman JS. Comparative genomics of Eucalyptus and Corymbia reveals low rates of genome structural rearrangement. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:397. [PMID: 28532390 PMCID: PMC5441008 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3782-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies suggest genome structure is largely conserved between Eucalyptus species. However, it is unknown if this conservation extends to more divergent eucalypt taxa. We performed comparative genomics between the eucalypt genera Eucalyptus and Corymbia. Our results will facilitate transfer of genomic information between these important taxa and provide further insights into the rate of structural change in tree genomes. RESULTS We constructed three high density linkage maps for two Corymbia species (Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata and Corymbia torelliana) which were used to compare genome structure between both species and Eucalyptus grandis. Genome structure was highly conserved between the Corymbia species. However, the comparison of Corymbia and E. grandis suggests large (from 1-13 MB) intra-chromosomal rearrangements have occurred on seven of the 11 chromosomes. Most rearrangements were supported through comparisons of the three independent Corymbia maps to the E. grandis genome sequence, and to other independently constructed Eucalyptus linkage maps. CONCLUSIONS These are the first large scale chromosomal rearrangements discovered between eucalypts. Nonetheless, in the general context of plants, the genomic structure of the two genera was remarkably conserved; adding to a growing body of evidence that conservation of genome structure is common amongst woody angiosperms.
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- J B Butler
- School of Biological Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
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- School of Biological Science and ARC Training Centre for Forest Value, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
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- School of Biological Science and ARC Training Centre for Forest Value, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
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- Forest Industries Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Locked Bag 4, Maroochydore DC, QLD, 4558, Australia
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- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Military Rd, Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia
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- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Military Rd, Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia
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- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Military Rd, Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia
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- School of Biological Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia.
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Song Z, Zhang M, Li F, Weng Q, Zhou C, Li M, Li J, Huang H, Mo X, Gan S. Genome scans for divergent selection in natural populations of the widespread hardwood species Eucalyptus grandis (Myrtaceae) using microsatellites. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34941. [PMID: 27748400 PMCID: PMC5066178 DOI: 10.1038/srep34941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Identification of loci or genes under natural selection is important for both understanding the genetic basis of local adaptation and practical applications, and genome scans provide a powerful means for such identification purposes. In this study, genome-wide simple sequence repeats markers (SSRs) were used to scan for molecular footprints of divergent selection in Eucalyptus grandis, a hardwood species occurring widely in costal areas from 32° S to 16° S in Australia. High population diversity levels and weak population structure were detected with putatively neutral genomic SSRs. Using three FST outlier detection methods, a total of 58 outlying SSRs were collectively identified as loci under divergent selection against three non-correlated climatic variables, namely, mean annual temperature, isothermality and annual precipitation. Using a spatial analysis method, nine significant associations were revealed between FST outlier allele frequencies and climatic variables, involving seven alleles from five SSR loci. Of the five significant SSRs, two (EUCeSSR1044 and Embra394) contained alleles of putative genes with known functional importance for response to climatic factors. Our study presents critical information on the population diversity and structure of the important woody species E. grandis and provides insight into the adaptive responses of perennial trees to climatic variations.
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- Zhijiao Song
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Road, Beijing 100091, China
- Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Tropical Forestry Research, Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou 510520, China
- Baoshan University, Yuanzheng Road, Baoshan 678000, China
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- Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Tropical Forestry Research, Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou 510520, China
- College of Forestry, South China Agricultural University, 284 Block, Wushan Street, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Tropical Forestry Research, Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Tropical Forestry Research, Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Tropical Forestry Research, Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Tropical Forestry Research, Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Tropical Forestry Research, Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- College of Forestry, South China Agricultural University, 284 Block, Wushan Street, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Road, Beijing 100091, China
- Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Tropical Forestry Research, Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou 510520, China
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Gion JM, Hudson CJ, Lesur I, Vaillancourt RE, Potts BM, Freeman JS. Genome-wide variation in recombination rate in Eucalyptus. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:590. [PMID: 27507140 PMCID: PMC4979139 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2884-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Meiotic recombination is a fundamental evolutionary process. It not only generates diversity, but influences the efficacy of natural selection and genome evolution. There can be significant heterogeneity in recombination rates within and between species, however this variation is not well understood outside of a few model taxa, particularly in forest trees. Eucalypts are forest trees of global economic importance, and dominate many Australian ecosystems. We studied recombination rate in Eucalyptus globulus using genetic linkage maps constructed in 10 unrelated individuals, and markers anchored to the Eucalyptus reference genome. This experimental design provided the replication to study whether recombination rate varied between individuals and chromosomes, and allowed us to study the genomic attributes and population genetic parameters correlated with this variation. Results Recombination rate varied significantly between individuals (range = 2.71 to 3.51 centimorgans/megabase [cM/Mb]), but was not significantly influenced by sex or cross type (F1 vs. F2). Significant differences in recombination rate between chromosomes were also evident (range = 1.98 to 3.81 cM/Mb), beyond those which were due to variation in chromosome size. Variation in chromosomal recombination rate was significantly correlated with gene density (r = 0.94), GC content (r = 0.90), and the number of tandem duplicated genes (r = −0.72) per chromosome. Notably, chromosome level recombination rate was also negatively correlated with the average genetic diversity across six species from an independent set of samples (r = −0.75). Conclusions The correlations with genomic attributes are consistent with findings in other taxa, however, the direction of the correlation between diversity and recombination rate is opposite to that commonly observed. We argue this is likely to reflect the interaction of selection and specific genome architecture of Eucalyptus. Interestingly, the differences amongst chromosomes in recombination rates appear stable across Eucalyptus species. Together with the strong correlations between recombination rate and features of the Eucalyptus reference genome, we maintain these findings provide further evidence for a broad conservation of genome architecture across the globally significant lineages of Eucalyptus.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia.,Present address: Tasmanian Alkaloids, P.O. Box 130, Westbury, TAS, 7303, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia.
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Li F, Zhou C, Weng Q, Li M, Yu X, Guo Y, Wang Y, Zhang X, Gan S. Comparative Genomics Analyses Reveal Extensive Chromosome Colinearity and Novel Quantitative Trait Loci in Eucalyptus. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0145144. [PMID: 26695430 PMCID: PMC4687840 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Dense genetic maps, along with quantitative trait loci (QTLs) detected on such maps, are powerful tools for genomics and molecular breeding studies. In the important woody genus Eucalyptus, the recent release of E. grandis genome sequence allows for sequence-based genomic comparison and searching for positional candidate genes within QTL regions. Here, dense genetic maps were constructed for E. urophylla and E. tereticornis using genomic simple sequence repeats (SSR), expressed sequence tag (EST) derived SSR, EST-derived cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (EST-CAPS), and diversity arrays technology (DArT) markers. The E. urophylla and E. tereticornis maps comprised 700 and 585 markers across 11 linkage groups, totaling at 1,208.2 and 1,241.4 cM in length, respectively. Extensive synteny and colinearity were observed as compared to three earlier DArT-based eucalypt maps (two maps with E. grandis × E. urophylla and one map of E. globulus) and with the E. grandis genome sequence. Fifty-three QTLs for growth (10-56 months of age) and wood density (56 months) were identified in 22 discrete regions on both maps, in which only one colocalizaiton was found between growth and wood density. Novel QTLs were revealed as compared with those previously detected on DArT-based maps for similar ages in Eucalyptus. Eleven to 585 positional candidate genes were obained for a 56-month-old QTL through aligning QTL confidence interval with the E. grandis genome. These results will assist in comparative genomics studies, targeted gene characterization, and marker-assisted selection in Eucalyptus and the related taxa.
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- Fagen Li
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Road, Beijing, 100091, China
- Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou, 510520, China
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- Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou, 510520, China
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- Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou, 510520, China
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- Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou, 510520, China
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- Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou, 510520, China
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- Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou, 510520, China
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- Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou, 510520, China
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- Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou, 510520, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Road, Beijing, 100091, China
- Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou, 510520, China
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Telfer EJ, Stovold GT, Li Y, Silva-Junior OB, Grattapaglia DG, Dungey HS. Parentage Reconstruction in Eucalyptus nitens Using SNPs and Microsatellite Markers: A Comparative Analysis of Marker Data Power and Robustness. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130601. [PMID: 26158446 PMCID: PMC4497620 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Pedigree reconstruction using molecular markers enables efficient management of inbreeding in open-pollinated breeding strategies, replacing expensive and time-consuming controlled pollination. This is particularly useful in preferentially outcrossed, insect pollinated Eucalypts known to suffer considerable inbreeding depression from related matings. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker panel consisting of 106 markers was selected for pedigree reconstruction from the recently developed high-density Eucalyptus Infinium SNP chip (EuCHIP60K). The performance of this SNP panel for pedigree reconstruction in open-pollinated progenies of two Eucalyptus nitens seed orchards was compared with that of two microsatellite panels with 13 and 16 markers respectively. The SNP marker panel out-performed one of the microsatellite panels in the resolution power to reconstruct pedigrees and out-performed both panels with respect to data quality. Parentage of all but one offspring in each clonal seed orchard was correctly matched to the expected seed parent using the SNP marker panel, whereas parentage assignment to less than a third of the expected seed parents were supported using the 13-microsatellite panel. The 16-microsatellite panel supported all but one of the recorded seed parents, one better than the SNP panel, although there was still a considerable level of missing and inconsistent data. SNP marker data was considerably superior to microsatellite data in accuracy, reproducibility and robustness. Although microsatellites and SNPs data provide equivalent resolution for pedigree reconstruction, microsatellite analysis requires more time and experience to deal with the uncertainties of allele calling and faces challenges for data transferability across labs and over time. While microsatellite analysis will continue to be useful for some breeding tasks due to the high information content, existing infrastructure and low operating costs, the multi-species SNP resource available with the EuCHIP60k, opens a whole new array of opportunities for high-throughput, genome-wide or targeted genotyping in species of Eucalyptus.
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- Emily J. Telfer
- Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd.), Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, New Zealand
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- Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd.), Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, New Zealand
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- Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd.), Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, New Zealand
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- Laboratório de Genética Vegetal, EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Brazil
- Programa de Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Vegetal, EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Brazil
- Programa de Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd.), Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, New Zealand
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Bartholomé J, Mandrou E, Mabiala A, Jenkins J, Nabihoudine I, Klopp C, Schmutz J, Plomion C, Gion JM. High-resolution genetic maps of Eucalyptus improve Eucalyptus grandis genome assembly. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2015; 206:1283-96. [PMID: 25385325 DOI: 10.1111/nph.13150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Genetic maps are key tools in genetic research as they constitute the framework for many applications, such as quantitative trait locus analysis, and support the assembly of genome sequences. The resequencing of the two parents of a cross between Eucalyptus urophylla and Eucalyptus grandis was used to design a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array of 6000 markers evenly distributed along the E. grandis genome. The genotyping of 1025 offspring enabled the construction of two high-resolution genetic maps containing 1832 and 1773 markers with an average marker interval of 0.45 and 0.5 cM for E. grandis and E. urophylla, respectively. The comparison between genetic maps and the reference genome highlighted 85% of collinear regions. A total of 43 noncollinear regions and 13 nonsynthetic regions were detected and corrected in the new genome assembly. This improved version contains 4943 scaffolds totalling 691.3 Mb of which 88.6% were captured by the 11 chromosomes. The mapping data were also used to investigate the effect of population size and number of markers on linkage mapping accuracy. This study provides the most reliable linkage maps for Eucalyptus and version 2.0 of the E. grandis genome.
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- Jérôme Bartholomé
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-33612, Cestas, France
- INRA, UMR1202 BIOGECO, F-33610, Cestas, France
- BIOGECO, UMR 1202, Univ. Bordeaux, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- INRA, UMR1202 BIOGECO, F-33610, Cestas, France
- BIOGECO, UMR 1202, Univ. Bordeaux, F-33600, Pessac, France
- Plate-forme Bio-informatique Genotoul, INRA, Biométrie et Intelligence Artificielle, BP 52627, 31326, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, 601 Genome Way, Huntsville, AL, 35801, USA
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- Plate-forme Bio-informatique Genotoul, INRA, Biométrie et Intelligence Artificielle, BP 52627, 31326, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Plate-forme Bio-informatique Genotoul, INRA, Biométrie et Intelligence Artificielle, BP 52627, 31326, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, 601 Genome Way, Huntsville, AL, 35801, USA
- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- INRA, UMR1202 BIOGECO, F-33610, Cestas, France
- BIOGECO, UMR 1202, Univ. Bordeaux, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-33612, Cestas, France
- INRA, UMR1202 BIOGECO, F-33610, Cestas, France
- BIOGECO, UMR 1202, Univ. Bordeaux, F-33600, Pessac, France
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Sumathi M, Yasodha R. Microsatellite resources of Eucalyptus: current status and future perspectives. BOTANICAL STUDIES 2014; 55:73. [PMID: 28510953 PMCID: PMC5430318 DOI: 10.1186/s40529-014-0073-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Eucalyptus is the premier paper pulp, short rotation plantation species grown all over the world. Genetic improvement programs integrating molecular marker tools are in progress in many parts of the globe to increase the productivity. Whole genome sequence and expressed sequence tags (ESTs) of the eucalypts paved way for introduction of molecular genetics and breeding in this genus. Different molecular characterization approaches have been used simultaneously in eucalypts, however, microsatellites or simple sequence repeats (SSRs) with their prolific characteristics could occupy a special niche in Eucalyptus genetic improvement. Further, highly informative SSRs were used for the clonal identity, genetic fidelity and in certification of breeder's rights. Eucalyptus genetic linkage maps generated with microsatellite loci were used successfully to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for various economically important traits. Progressively more numbers of microsatellites are being linked to genes associated with adaptive and functional variations, therefore making their utility broader in genetic applications. Availability of common SSR markers across the species provides an opportunity to validate the expression of QTLs across variable genetic backgrounds and accurately compare the position of QTLs in other species. Recent evidences suggest that the presence of SSRs in micro RNAs of plant species play a role in the quantitative trait expression. Similar studies in eucalypts may provide new insights into the genetic architecture of transcript-level variations and post transcriptional gene regulation. This review on eucalypts microsatellites, highlights the availability and characteristics of genomic and eSSRs and their potential in genetic analysis of natural and breeding populations and also discusses the future prospects in population genetics and marker assisted selection.
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- Murugan Sumathi
- Division of Plant Biotechnology, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, 641 002 India
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- Division of Plant Biotechnology, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, 641 002 India
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Grattapaglia D, Mamani EMC, Silva-Junior OB, Faria DA. A novel genome-wide microsatellite resource for species ofEucalyptuswith linkage-to-physical correspondence on the reference genome sequence. Mol Ecol Resour 2014; 15:437-48. [DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Revised: 08/05/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Dario Grattapaglia
- Laboratório de Genética Vegetal; EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia; PqEB Brasilia DF 70770-970 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Vegetal; EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia; PqEB Brasilia DF 70770-970 Brazil
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- Programa de Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia; Universidade Católica de Brasília; SGAN 916 Brasilia DF 70790-160 Brazil
- Laboratório de Bioinformática; EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia; PqEB Brasilia DF 70770-970 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Vegetal; EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia; PqEB Brasilia DF 70770-970 Brazil
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Hybrid purity assessment in Eucalyptus F 1 hybrids using microsatellite markers. 3 Biotech 2014; 4:367-373. [PMID: 28324473 PMCID: PMC4145623 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-013-0161-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The worldwide expansion of hybrid breeding and clonal forestry is to meet the demands of paper pulp and bioenergy. Although India was one of the pioneers in hybrid production of eucalypts only recently the hybrid clonal forestry is gaining momentum. Inter-specific hybrids are being produced to exploit the hybrid vigor of F1 individuals. Quality control genotyping for hybrid purity and parentage confirmation at the early stage is one of the essential criteria for clonal propagation and field trails for the assessment of growth performance. Eucalyptus being a obligatory outcrossed species with potential to self pollination, possibilities of pollen contamination are high. Hence, in the present study, Eucalyptus camaldulensis × E. tereticornis inter-specific hybrids were genotyped using 25 fluorescent labeled microsatellite markers available in public domain. Multiplex loading of PCR products was performed successfully for most of the microsatellite loci. Hybrid purity index was calculated and parentage was confirmed. Hybrid purity values ranged from 85 to 100 % showed the efficiency of controlled pollination techniques. A subset of six fully informative simple sequence repeats was identified for routine quality control genotyping for these hybrids. Detection of non-essential genotypes observed among the hybrid seedlings proved the significance of hybrid purity tests and the false hybrids were removed at the seedling stage. The hybrids with proven hybridity will be used for generation of genetic linkage, discovery of quantitative trait loci and the individuals with high productivity can enter into mass clonal multiplication.
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Bartholomé J, Salmon F, Vigneron P, Bouvet JM, Plomion C, Gion JM. Plasticity of primary and secondary growth dynamics in Eucalyptus hybrids: a quantitative genetics and QTL mapping perspective. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 13:120. [PMID: 23978279 PMCID: PMC3870978 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The genetic basis of growth traits has been widely studied in forest trees. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) studies have highlighted the presence of both stable and unstable genomic regions accounting for biomass production with respect to tree age and genetic background, but results remain scarce regarding the interplay between QTLs and the environment. In this study, our main objective was to dissect the genetic architecture of the growth trajectory with emphasis on genotype x environment interaction by measuring primary and secondary growth covering intervals connected with environmental variations. RESULTS Three different trials with the same family of Eucalyptus urophylla x E. grandis hybrids (with different genotypes) were planted in the Republic of Congo, corresponding to two QTL mapping experiments and one clonal test. Height and radial growths were monitored at regular intervals from the seedling stage to five years old. The correlation between growth increments and an aridity index revealed that growth before two years old (r = 0.5; 0.69) was more responsive to changes in water availability than late growth (r = 0.39; 0.42) for both height and circumference. We found a regular increase in heritability with time for cumulative growth for both height [0.06 - 0.33] and circumference [0.06 - 0.38]. Heritabilities for incremental growth were more heterogeneous over time even if ranges of variation were similar (height [0-0.31]; circumference [0.19 to 0.48]). Within the trials, QTL analysis revealed collocations between primary and secondary growth QTLs as well as between early growth increments and final growth QTLs. Between trials, few common QTLs were detected highlighting a strong environmental effect on the genetic architecture of growth, validated by significant QTL x E interactions. CONCLUSION These results suggest that early growth responses to water availability determine the genetic architecture of total growth at the mature stage and highlight the importance of considering growth as a composite trait (such as yields for annual plants) for a better understanding of its genetic bases.
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- Jérôme Bartholomé
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-33612 Cestas, France
- INRA, UMR BIOGECO, F-33612 Cestas, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, Pointe Noire, Congo
- CRDPI, BP 1291 Pointe Noire, Rep. of Congo
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-33612 Cestas, France
- INRA, UMR BIOGECO, F-33612 Cestas, France
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McAdam EL, Freeman JS, Whittock SP, Buck EJ, Jakse J, Cerenak A, Javornik B, Kilian A, Wang CH, Andersen D, Vaillancourt RE, Carling J, Beatson R, Graham L, Graham D, Darby P, Koutoulis A. Quantitative trait loci in hop (Humulus lupulus L.) reveal complex genetic architecture underlying variation in sex, yield and cone chemistry. BMC Genomics 2013; 14:360. [PMID: 23718194 PMCID: PMC3680207 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) is cultivated for its cones, the secondary metabolites of which contribute bitterness, flavour and aroma to beer. Molecular breeding methods, such as marker assisted selection (MAS), have great potential for improving the efficiency of hop breeding. The success of MAS is reliant on the identification of reliable marker-trait associations. This study used quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis to identify marker-trait associations for hop, focusing on traits related to expediting plant sex identification, increasing yield capacity and improving bittering, flavour and aroma chemistry. RESULTS QTL analysis was performed on two new linkage maps incorporating transferable Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) markers. Sixty-three QTL were identified, influencing 36 of the 50 traits examined. A putative sex-linked marker was validated in a different pedigree, confirming the potential of this marker as a screening tool in hop breeding programs. An ontogenetically stable QTL was identified for the yield trait dry cone weight; and a QTL was identified for essential oil content, which verified the genetic basis for variation in secondary metabolite accumulation in hop cones. A total of 60 QTL were identified for 33 secondary metabolite traits. Of these, 51 were pleiotropic/linked, affecting a substantial number of secondary metabolites; nine were specific to individual secondary metabolites. CONCLUSIONS Pleiotropy and linkage, found for the first time to influence multiple hop secondary metabolites, have important implications for molecular selection methods. The selection of particular secondary metabolite profiles using pleiotropic/linked QTL will be challenging because of the difficulty of selecting for specific traits without adversely changing others. QTL specific to individual secondary metabolites, however, offer unequalled value to selection programs. In addition to their potential for selection, the QTL identified in this study advance our understanding of the genetic control of traits of current economic and breeding significance in hop and demonstrate the complex genetic architecture underlying variation in these traits. The linkage information obtained in this study, based on transferable markers, can be used to facilitate the validation of QTL, crucial to the success of MAS.
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- Erin L McAdam
- School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart TAS 7001, Australia
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- School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart TAS 7001, Australia
- Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Locked Bag 4, Maroochydore 4558 QLD, Australia
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- School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart TAS 7001, Australia
- Hop Products Australia, 26 Cambridge Road, Bellerive 7018 TAS, Australia
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Private Bag 11 600, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- Agronomy Department, Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Breeding, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
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- Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Cesta Zalskega Tabora 2, Zalec 3310, Slovenia
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- Agronomy Department, Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Breeding, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
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- Diversity Arrays Technology Pty Ltd, PO Box 7141, Yarralumla 2600ACT, Australia
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- Department of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Old Mill Road, Motueka 7120, New Zealand
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- School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart TAS 7001, Australia
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- Diversity Arrays Technology Pty Ltd, PO Box 7141, Yarralumla 2600ACT, Australia
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Old Mill Road, Motueka 7120, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Old Mill Road, Motueka 7120, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Old Mill Road, Motueka 7120, New Zealand
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- Wye Hops Ltd., China Farm, Upper Harbledown, Canterbury, Kent CT2 9AR, UK
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- School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart TAS 7001, Australia
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Cloutier S, Ragupathy R, Miranda E, Radovanovic N, Reimer E, Walichnowski A, Ward K, Rowland G, Duguid S, Banik M. Integrated consensus genetic and physical maps of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2012; 125:1783-95. [PMID: 22890805 PMCID: PMC3493668 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-012-1953-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2012] [Accepted: 07/21/2012] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Three linkage maps of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) were constructed from populations CDC Bethune/Macbeth, E1747/Viking and SP2047/UGG5-5 containing between 385 and 469 mapped markers each. The first consensus map of flax was constructed incorporating 770 markers based on 371 shared markers including 114 that were shared by all three populations and 257 shared between any two populations. The 15 linkage group map corresponds to the haploid number of chromosomes of this species. The marker order of the consensus map was largely collinear in all three individual maps but a few local inversions and marker rearrangements spanning short intervals were observed. Segregation distortion was present in all linkage groups which contained 1-52 markers displaying non-Mendelian segregation. The total length of the consensus genetic map is 1,551 cM with a mean marker density of 2.0 cM. A total of 670 markers were anchored to 204 of the 416 fingerprinted contigs of the physical map corresponding to ~274 Mb or 74 % of the estimated flax genome size of 370 Mb. This high resolution consensus map will be a resource for comparative genomics, genome organization, evolution studies and anchoring of the whole genome shotgun sequence.
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- Sylvie Cloutier
- Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2M9, Canada.
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Genomic characterization of DArT markers based on high-density linkage analysis and physical mapping to the Eucalyptus genome. PLoS One 2012; 7:e44684. [PMID: 22984541 PMCID: PMC3439404 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) provides a robust, high throughput, cost-effective method to query thousands of sequence polymorphisms in a single assay. Despite the extensive use of this genotyping platform for numerous plant species, little is known regarding the sequence attributes and genome-wide distribution of DArT markers. We investigated the genomic properties of the 7,680 DArT marker probes of a Eucalyptus array, by sequencing them, constructing a high density linkage map and carrying out detailed physical mapping analyses to the Eucalyptus grandis reference genome. A consensus linkage map with 2,274 DArT markers anchored to 210 microsatellites and a framework map, with improved support for ordering, displayed extensive collinearity with the genome sequence. Only 1.4 Mbp of the 75 Mbp of still unplaced scaffold sequence was captured by 45 linkage mapped but physically unaligned markers to the 11 main Eucalyptus pseudochromosomes, providing compelling evidence for the quality and completeness of the current Eucalyptus genome assembly. A highly significant correspondence was found between the locations of DArT markers and predicted gene models, while most of the 89 DArT probes unaligned to the genome correspond to sequences likely absent in E. grandis, consistent with the pan-genomic feature of this multi-Eucalyptus species DArT array. These comprehensive linkage-to-physical mapping analyses provide novel data regarding the genomic attributes of DArT markers in plant genomes in general and for Eucalyptus in particular. DArT markers preferentially target the gene space and display a largely homogeneous distribution across the genome, thereby providing superb coverage for mapping and genome-wide applications in breeding and diversity studies. Data reported on these ubiquitous properties of DArT markers will be particularly valuable to researchers working on less-studied crop species who already count on DArT genotyping arrays but for which no reference genome is yet available to allow such detailed characterization.
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Kullan ARK, van Dyk MM, Hefer CA, Jones N, Kanzler A, Myburg AA. Genetic dissection of growth, wood basic density and gene expression in interspecific backcrosses of Eucalyptus grandis and E. urophylla. BMC Genet 2012; 13:60. [PMID: 22817272 PMCID: PMC3416674 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-13-60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND F1 hybrid clones of Eucalyptus grandis and E. urophylla are widely grown for pulp and paper production in tropical and subtropical regions. Volume growth and wood quality are priority objectives in Eucalyptus tree improvement. The molecular basis of quantitative variation and trait expression in eucalypt hybrids, however, remains largely unknown. The recent availability of a draft genome sequence (http://www.phytozome.net) and genome-wide genotyping platforms, combined with high levels of genetic variation and high linkage disequilibrium in hybrid crosses, greatly facilitate the detection of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) as well as underlying candidate genes for growth and wood property traits. In this study, we used Diversity Arrays Technology markers to assess the genetic architecture of volume growth (diameter at breast height, DBH) and wood basic density in four-year-old progeny of an interspecific backcross pedigree of E. grandis and E. urophylla. In addition, we used Illumina RNA-Seq expression profiling in the E. urophylla backcross family to identify cis- and trans-acting polymorphisms (eQTLs) affecting transcript abundance of genes underlying QTLs for wood basic density. RESULTS A total of five QTLs for DBH and 12 for wood basic density were identified in the two backcross families. Individual QTLs for DBH and wood basic density explained 3.1 to 12.2% of phenotypic variation. Candidate genes underlying QTLs for wood basic density on linkage groups 8 and 9 were found to share trans-acting eQTLs located on linkage groups 4 and 10, which in turn coincided with QTLs for wood basic density suggesting that these QTLs represent segregating components of an underlying transcriptional network. CONCLUSION This is the first demonstration of the use of next-generation expression profiling to quantify transcript abundance in a segregating tree population and identify candidate genes potentially affecting wood property variation. The QTLs identified in this study provide a resource for identifying candidate genes and developing molecular markers for marker-assisted breeding of volume growth and wood basic density. Our results suggest that integrated analysis of transcript and trait variation in eucalypt hybrids can be used to dissect the molecular basis of quantitative variation in wood property traits.
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- Anand Raj Kumar Kullan
- Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
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Hudson CJ, Freeman JS, Kullan ARK, Petroli CD, Sansaloni CP, Kilian A, Detering F, Grattapaglia D, Potts BM, Myburg AA, Vaillancourt RE. A reference linkage map for Eucalyptus. BMC Genomics 2012; 13:240. [PMID: 22702473 PMCID: PMC3436727 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2012] [Accepted: 06/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Genetic linkage maps are invaluable resources in plant research. They provide a key tool for many genetic applications including: mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL); comparative mapping; identifying unlinked (i.e. independent) DNA markers for fingerprinting, population genetics and phylogenetics; assisting genome sequence assembly; relating physical and recombination distances along the genome and map-based cloning of genes. Eucalypts are the dominant tree species in most Australian ecosystems and of economic importance globally as plantation trees. The genome sequence of E. grandis has recently been released providing unprecedented opportunities for genetic and genomic research in the genus. A robust reference linkage map containing sequence-based molecular markers is needed to capitalise on this resource. Several high density linkage maps have recently been constructed for the main commercial forestry species in the genus (E. grandis, E. urophylla and E. globulus) using sequenced Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) and microsatellite markers. To provide a single reference linkage map for eucalypts a composite map was produced through the integration of data from seven independent mapping experiments (1950 individuals) using a marker-merging method. Results The composite map totalled 1107 cM and contained 4101 markers; comprising 3880 DArT, 213 microsatellite and eight candidate genes. Eighty-one DArT markers were mapped to two or more linkage groups, resulting in the 4101 markers being mapped to 4191 map positions. Approximately 13% of DArT markers mapped to identical map positions, thus the composite map contained 3634 unique loci at an average interval of 0.31 cM. Conclusion The composite map represents the most saturated linkage map yet produced in Eucalyptus. As the majority of DArT markers contained on the map have been sequenced, the map provides a direct link to the E. grandis genome sequence and will serve as an important reference for progressing eucalypt research.
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- Corey J Hudson
- School of Plant Science and CRC for Forestry, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55 Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia.
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Resende MDV, Resende MFR, Sansaloni CP, Petroli CD, Missiaggia AA, Aguiar AM, Abad JM, Takahashi EK, Rosado AM, Faria DA, Pappas GJ, Kilian A, Grattapaglia D. Genomic selection for growth and wood quality in Eucalyptus: capturing the missing heritability and accelerating breeding for complex traits in forest trees. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2012; 194:116-128. [PMID: 22309312 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.04038.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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• Genomic selection (GS) is expected to cause a paradigm shift in tree breeding by improving its speed and efficiency. By fitting all the genome-wide markers concurrently, GS can capture most of the 'missing heritability' of complex traits that quantitative trait locus (QTL) and association mapping classically fail to explain. Experimental support of GS is now required. • The effectiveness of GS was assessed in two unrelated Eucalyptus breeding populations with contrasting effective population sizes (N(e) = 11 and 51) genotyped with > 3000 DArT markers. Prediction models were developed for tree circumference and height growth, wood specific gravity and pulp yield using random regression best linear unbiased predictor (BLUP). • Accuracies of GS varied between 0.55 and 0.88, matching the accuracies achieved by conventional phenotypic selection. Substantial proportions (74-97%) of trait heritability were captured by fitting all genome-wide markers simultaneously. Genomic regions explaining trait variation largely coincided between populations, although GS models predicted poorly across populations, likely as a result of variable patterns of linkage disequilibrium, inconsistent allelic effects and genotype × environment interaction. • GS brings a new perspective to the understanding of quantitative trait variation in forest trees and provides a revolutionary tool for applied tree improvement. Nevertheless population-specific predictive models will likely drive the initial applications of GS in forest tree breeding.
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- Marcos D V Resende
- EMBRAPA Forestry Research, Colombo, PR, 83411-000, Brazil
- Universidade Federal de Viçosa - Viçosa MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - EPqB, 70770-910, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
- Universidade de Brasilia - Campus Darcy Ribeiro Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil
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- EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - EPqB, 70770-910, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
- Universidade de Brasilia - Campus Darcy Ribeiro Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil
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- FIBRIA Celulose S.A., Rod. Aracruz/Barra do Riacho, km 25, Aracruz, ES, 29197-900, Brazil
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- FIBRIA Celulose S.A., Rod. Aracruz/Barra do Riacho, km 25, Aracruz, ES, 29197-900, Brazil
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- FIBRIA Celulose S.A., Rod. Aracruz/Barra do Riacho, km 25, Aracruz, ES, 29197-900, Brazil
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- CENIBRA Celulose Nipo Brasileira S.A, Belo Oriente, MG, 35196-000, Brazil
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- EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - EPqB, 70770-910, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
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- EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - EPqB, 70770-910, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
- Universidade Catolica de Brasília- SGAN, 916 modulo B, Brasilia, DF, 70790-160, Brazil
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- DArT - Diversity Arrays Technology, POB 7141, Yarralumla, ACT, Australia 2600
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- EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - EPqB, 70770-910, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
- Universidade Catolica de Brasília- SGAN, 916 modulo B, Brasilia, DF, 70790-160, Brazil
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He R, Kim MJ, Nelson W, Balbuena TS, Kim R, Kramer R, Crow JA, May GD, Thelen JJ, Soderlund CA, Gang DR. Next-generation sequencing-based transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of the common reed, Phragmites australis (Poaceae), reveals genes involved in invasiveness and rhizome specificity. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2012; 99:e134-48. [PMID: 22301892 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY The common reed (Phragmites australis), one of the most widely distributed of all angiosperms, uses its rhizomes (underground stems) to invade new territory, making it one of the most successful weedy species worldwide. Characterization of the rhizome transcriptome and proteome is needed to identify candidate genes and proteins involved in rhizome growth, development, metabolism, and invasiveness. METHODS We employed next-generation sequencing technologies including 454 and Illumina platforms to characterize the reed rhizome transcriptome and used quantitative proteomics techniques to identify the rhizome proteome. KEY RESULTS Combining 336514 Roche 454 Titanium reads and 103350802 Illumina paired-end reads in a de novo hybrid assembly yielded 124450 unique transcripts with an average length of 549 bp, of which 54317 were annotated. Rhizome-specific and differentially expressed transcripts were identified between rhizome apical tips (apical meristematic region) and rhizome elongation zones. A total of 1280 nonredundant proteins were identified and quantified using GeLC-MS/MS based label-free proteomics, where 174 and 77 proteins were preferentially expressed in the rhizome elongation zone and apical tip tissues, respectively. Genes involved in allelopathy and in controlling development and potentially invasiveness were identified. CONCLUSIONS In addition to being a valuable sequence and protein data resource for studying plant rhizome species, our results provide useful insights into identifying specific genes and proteins with potential roles in rhizome differentiation, development, and function.
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- Ruifeng He
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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Arumugasundaram S, Ghosh M, Veerasamy S, Ramasamy Y. Species discrimination, population structure and linkage disequilibrium in Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Eucalyptus tereticornis using SSR markers. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28252. [PMID: 22163287 PMCID: PMC3233572 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2011] [Accepted: 11/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Eucalyptus camaldulensis and E. tereticornis are closely related species commonly cultivated for pulp wood in many tropical countries including India. Understanding the genetic structure and linkage disequilibrium (LD) existing in these species is essential for the improvement of industrially important traits. Our goal was to evaluate the use of simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci for species discrimination, population structure and LD analysis in these species. Investigations were carried out with the most common alleles in 93 accessions belonging to these two species using 62 SSR markers through cross amplification. The polymorphic information content (PIC) ranged from 0.44 to 0.93 and 0.36 to 0.93 in E. camaldulensis and E. tereticornis respectively. A clear delineation between the two species was evident based on the analysis of population structure and species-specific alleles. Significant genotypic LD was found in E. camaldulensis, wherein out of 135 significant pairs, 17 pairs showed r2≥0.1. Similarly, in E. tereticornis, out of 136 significant pairs, 18 pairs showed r2≥0.1. The extent of LD decayed rapidly showing the significance of association analyses in eucalypts with higher resolution markers. The availability of whole genome sequence for E. grandis and the synteny and co-linearity in the genome of eucalypts, will allow genome-wide genotyping using microsatellites or single nucleotide polymorphims.
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- Division of Plant Biotechnology, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
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- Division of Genetics and Tree Breeding, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
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- Division of Plant Biotechnology, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
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Torres-Dini D, Bennadji Z, Lima-Aliano L, Nikichuk N, Resquin F, Balmelli G. Selection of SSR markers for population studies in Eucalyptus globulusseed orchards. BMC Proc 2011. [PMCID: PMC3240081 DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-5-s7-p59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Eucalypt pulp yield QTL from Raiz as compared to the literature. BMC Proc 2011. [PMCID: PMC3240069 DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-5-s7-p48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Medina-Macedo L, Coelho A. QTL tools applied to forest breeding. BMC Proc 2011. [PMCID: PMC3240068 DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-5-s7-p47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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García M, Villalba P, Acuña C, Oberschelp J, Harrand L, Surenciski M, Martínez M, Petroli C, Sansaloni C, Faria D, Grattapaglia D, Poltri SM. A genetic linkage map for a Full sib population of Eucalyptus grandisusing SSR, DArT, CG-SSR and EST-SSR markers. BMC Proc 2011. [PMCID: PMC3240045 DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-5-s7-p26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Faria D, Mamani E, Sena J, Alves A, Falcao C, Lourenço R, Pappas G, Grattapaglia D. A new set of 182 microsatellites for Eucalyptus: characterization and mapping in a four-species consensus linkage map. BMC Proc 2011. [PMCID: PMC3240054 DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-5-s7-p34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Marcucci Poltri SN, Borralho N, Rodrigues JC, Elizaul J, Vera de Ortiz M, Cardozo C, Salvatierra G, Grattapaglia D. Biotech MERCOSUR project: an integrated genotyping and phenotyping platform of Eucalyptusgermplasm for mapping purposes. BMC Proc 2011. [PMCID: PMC3240053 DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-5-s7-p33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Zhang Y, Xu P, Lu C, Kuang Y, Zhang X, Cao D, Li C, Chang Y, Hou N, Li H, Wang S, Sun X. Genetic linkage mapping and analysis of muscle fiber-related QTLs in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2011; 13:376-392. [PMID: 20886255 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-010-9307-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2009] [Accepted: 06/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A genetic linkage map of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) was constructed using Type I and Type II microsatellite markers and a pseudo-testcross mapping strategy. The microsatellite markers were isolated from microsatellite-enriched genomic libraries and tested for their segregation in a full-sib mapping panel containing 92 individuals. A total of 161 microsatellite loci were mapped into 54 linkage groups. The total lengths of the female, male and consensus maps were 2,000, 946, and 1,852 cM, with an average marker spacing of approximately 13, 7, and 11 cM, respectively. Muscle fiber-related traits, including muscle fiber cross-section area and muscle fiber density, were mapped to the genetic map. Three QTLs for muscle fiber cross-section area and two QTLs for muscle fiber density were identified when considering both significant and suggestive QTL effects. The QTLs with largest effects for muscle fiber cross-section area and muscle fiber density were 21.9% and 18.9%, and they were located in LG3, respectively.
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- Yan Zhang
- The Centre for Applied Aquatic Genomics, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Beijing, 100141, China
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Neves LG, Mc Mamani E, Alfenas AC, Kirst M, Grattapaglia D. A high-density transcript linkage map with 1,845 expressed genes positioned by microarray-based Single Feature Polymorphisms (SFP) in Eucalyptus. BMC Genomics 2011; 12:189. [PMID: 21492453 PMCID: PMC3090358 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Accepted: 04/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Technological advances are progressively increasing the application of genomics to a wider array of economically and ecologically important species. High-density maps enriched for transcribed genes facilitate the discovery of connections between genes and phenotypes. We report the construction of a high-density linkage map of expressed genes for the heterozygous genome of Eucalyptus using Single Feature Polymorphism (SFP) markers. Results SFP discovery and mapping was achieved using pseudo-testcross screening and selective mapping to simultaneously optimize linkage mapping and microarray costs. SFP genotyping was carried out by hybridizing complementary RNA prepared from 4.5 year-old trees xylem to an SFP array containing 103,000 25-mer oligonucleotide probes representing 20,726 unigenes derived from a modest size expressed sequence tags collection. An SFP-mapping microarray with 43,777 selected candidate SFP probes representing 15,698 genes was subsequently designed and used to genotype SFPs in a larger subset of the segregating population drawn by selective mapping. A total of 1,845 genes were mapped, with 884 of them ordered with high likelihood support on a framework map anchored to 180 microsatellites with average density of 1.2 cM. Using more probes per unigene increased by two-fold the likelihood of detecting segregating SFPs eventually resulting in more genes mapped. In silico validation showed that 87% of the SFPs map to the expected location on the 4.5X draft sequence of the Eucalyptus grandis genome. Conclusions The Eucalyptus 1,845 gene map is the most highly enriched map for transcriptional information for any forest tree species to date. It represents a major improvement on the number of genes previously positioned on Eucalyptus maps and provides an initial glimpse at the gene space for this global tree genome. A general protocol is proposed to build high-density transcript linkage maps in less characterized plant species by SFP genotyping with a concurrent objective of reducing microarray costs. HIgh-density gene-rich maps represent a powerful resource to assist gene discovery endeavors when used in combination with QTL and association mapping and should be especially valuable to assist the assembly of reference genome sequences soon to come for several plant and animal species.
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- Leandro G Neves
- Plant Genetics Laboratory, Embrapa-Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, Brasília 70770-970, DF, Brazil
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Grattapaglia D, Silva-Junior OB, Kirst M, de Lima BM, Faria DA, Pappas GJ. High-throughput SNP genotyping in the highly heterozygous genome of Eucalyptus: assay success, polymorphism and transferability across species. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 11:65. [PMID: 21492434 PMCID: PMC3090336 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-11-65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2010] [Accepted: 04/14/2011] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND High-throughput SNP genotyping has become an essential requirement for molecular breeding and population genomics studies in plant species. Large scale SNP developments have been reported for several mainstream crops. A growing interest now exists to expand the speed and resolution of genetic analysis to outbred species with highly heterozygous genomes. When nucleotide diversity is high, a refined diagnosis of the target SNP sequence context is needed to convert queried SNPs into high-quality genotypes using the Golden Gate Genotyping Technology (GGGT). This issue becomes exacerbated when attempting to transfer SNPs across species, a scarcely explored topic in plants, and likely to become significant for population genomics and inter specific breeding applications in less domesticated and less funded plant genera. RESULTS We have successfully developed the first set of 768 SNPs assayed by the GGGT for the highly heterozygous genome of Eucalyptus from a mixed Sanger/454 database with 1,164,695 ESTs and the preliminary 4.5X draft genome sequence for E. grandis. A systematic assessment of in silico SNP filtering requirements showed that stringent constraints on the SNP surrounding sequences have a significant impact on SNP genotyping performance and polymorphism. SNP assay success was high for the 288 SNPs selected with more rigorous in silico constraints; 93% of them provided high quality genotype calls and 71% of them were polymorphic in a diverse panel of 96 individuals of five different species.SNP reliability was high across nine Eucalyptus species belonging to three sections within subgenus Symphomyrtus and still satisfactory across species of two additional subgenera, although polymorphism declined as phylogenetic distance increased. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that the GGGT performs well both within and across species of Eucalyptus notwithstanding its nucleotide diversity ≥ 2%. The development of a much larger array of informative SNPs across multiple Eucalyptus species is feasible, although strongly dependent on having a representative and sufficiently deep collection of sequences from many individuals of each target species. A higher density SNP platform will be instrumental to undertake genome-wide phylogenetic and population genomics studies and to implement molecular breeding by Genomic Selection in Eucalyptus.
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- Dario Grattapaglia
- EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - Estação Parque Biológico, final W5 norte, Brasilia, Brazil
- Genomic Sciences Program - Universidade Catolica de Brasília- SGAN, 916 modulo B, 70790-160 Brasília - DF, Brazil
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- EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - Estação Parque Biológico, final W5 norte, Brasilia, Brazil
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- School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Genetics Institute, University of Florida, PO Box 110410, Gainesville, USA
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- EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - Estação Parque Biológico, final W5 norte, Brasilia, Brazil
- Department of Genetics - Universidade de São Paulo - ESALQ/USP - Av. Pádua Dias, 11 - Caixa Postal 9 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - Estação Parque Biológico, final W5 norte, Brasilia, Brazil
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- EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - Estação Parque Biológico, final W5 norte, Brasilia, Brazil
- Genomic Sciences Program - Universidade Catolica de Brasília- SGAN, 916 modulo B, 70790-160 Brasília - DF, Brazil
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Paiva JAP, Prat E, Vautrin S, Santos MD, San-Clemente H, Brommonschenkel S, Fonseca PGS, Grattapaglia D, Song X, Ammiraju JSS, Kudrna D, Wing RA, Freitas AT, Bergès H, Grima-Pettenati J. Advancing Eucalyptus genomics: identification and sequencing of lignin biosynthesis genes from deep-coverage BAC libraries. BMC Genomics 2011; 12:137. [PMID: 21375742 PMCID: PMC3060884 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2010] [Accepted: 03/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Eucalyptus species are among the most planted hardwoods in the world because of their rapid growth, adaptability and valuable wood properties. The development and integration of genomic resources into breeding practice will be increasingly important in the decades to come. Bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) libraries are key genomic tools that enable positional cloning of important traits, synteny evaluation, and the development of genome framework physical maps for genetic linkage and genome sequencing. Results We describe the construction and characterization of two deep-coverage BAC libraries EG_Ba and EG_Bb obtained from nuclear DNA fragments of E. grandis (clone BRASUZ1) digested with HindIII and BstYI, respectively. Genome coverages of 17 and 15 haploid genome equivalents were estimated for EG_Ba and EG_Bb, respectively. Both libraries contained large inserts, with average sizes ranging from 135 Kb (Eg_Bb) to 157 Kb (Eg_Ba), very low extra-nuclear genome contamination providing a probability of finding a single copy gene ≥ 99.99%. Libraries were screened for the presence of several genes of interest via hybridizations to high-density BAC filters followed by PCR validation. Five selected BAC clones were sequenced and assembled using the Roche GS FLX technology providing the whole sequence of the E. grandis chloroplast genome, and complete genomic sequences of important lignin biosynthesis genes. Conclusions The two E. grandis BAC libraries described in this study represent an important milestone for the advancement of Eucalyptus genomics and forest tree research. These BAC resources have a highly redundant genome coverage (> 15×), contain large average inserts and have a very low percentage of clones with organellar DNA or empty vectors. These publicly available BAC libraries are thus suitable for a broad range of applications in genetic and genomic research in Eucalyptus and possibly in related species of Myrtaceae, including genome sequencing, gene isolation, functional and comparative genomics. Because they have been constructed using the same tree (E. grandis BRASUZ1) whose full genome is being sequenced, they should prove instrumental for assembly and gap filling of the upcoming Eucalyptus reference genome sequence.
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- Jorge A P Paiva
- Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Centro de Florestas e dos Produtos Florestais, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-018 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Steane DA, Nicolle D, Sansaloni CP, Petroli CD, Carling J, Kilian A, Myburg AA, Grattapaglia D, Vaillancourt RE. Population genetic analysis and phylogeny reconstruction in Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) using high-throughput, genome-wide genotyping. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2011; 59:206-24. [PMID: 21310251 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2010] [Revised: 02/01/2011] [Accepted: 02/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A set of over 8000 Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) markers was tested for its utility in high-resolution population and phylogenetic studies across a range of Eucalyptus taxa. Small-scale population studies of Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus cladocalyx, Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus grandis, Eucalyptus nitens, Eucalyptus pilularis and Eucalyptus urophylla demonstrated the potential of genome-wide genotyping with DArT markers to differentiate species, to identify interspecific hybrids and to resolve biogeographic disjunctions within species. The population genetic studies resolved geographically partitioned clusters in E. camaldulensis, E. cladocalyx, E. globulus and E. urophylla that were congruent with previous molecular studies. A phylogenetic study of 94 eucalypt species provided results that were largely congruent with traditional taxonomy and ITS-based phylogenies, but provided more resolution within major clades than had been obtained previously. Ascertainment bias (the bias introduced in a phylogeny from using markers developed in a small sample of the taxa that are being studied) was not detected. DArT offers an unprecedented level of resolution for population genetic, phylogenetic and evolutionary studies across the full range of Eucalyptus species.
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- Dorothy A Steane
- School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
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Spiller M, Linde M, Hibrand-Saint Oyant L, Tsai CJ, Byrne DH, Smulders MJM, Foucher F, Debener T. Towards a unified genetic map for diploid roses. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2011; 122:489-500. [PMID: 20936462 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-010-1463-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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We have constructed the first integrated consensus map (ICM) for rose, based on the information of four diploid populations and more than 1,000 initial markers. The single population maps are linked via 59 bridge markers, on average 8.4 per linkage group (LG). The integrated map comprises 597 markers, 206 of which are sequence-based, distributed over a length of 530 cM on seven LGs. By using a larger effective population size and therefore higher marker density, the marker order in the ICM is more reliable than in the single population maps. This is supported by a more even marker distribution and a decrease in gap sizes in the consensus map as compared to the single population maps. This unified map establishes a standard nomenclature for rose LGs, and presents the location of important ornamental traits, such as self-incompatibility, black spot resistance (Rdr1), scent production and recurrent blooming. In total, the consensus map includes locations for 10 phenotypic single loci, QTLs for 7 different traits and 51 ESTs or gene-based molecular markers. This consensus map combines for the first time the information for traits with high relevance for rose variety development. It will serve as a tool for selective breeding and marker assisted selection. It will benefit future efforts of the rose community to sequence the whole rose genome and will be useful for synteny studies in the Rosaceae family and especially in the section Rosoideae.
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- Monika Spiller
- Institute for Plant Genetics, Leibniz University Hannover, Herrenhaeuser Strasse 2, Hannover, Germany
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Stolle E, Wilfert L, Schmid-Hempel R, Schmid-Hempel P, Kube M, Reinhardt R, Moritz RFA. A second generation genetic map of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) reveals slow genome and chromosome evolution in the Apidae. BMC Genomics 2011; 12:48. [PMID: 21247459 PMCID: PMC3034698 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2010] [Accepted: 01/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background The bumblebee Bombus terrestris is an ecologically and economically important pollinator and has become an important biological model system. To study fundamental evolutionary questions at the genomic level, a high resolution genetic linkage map is an essential tool for analyses ranging from quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping to genome assembly and comparative genomics. We here present a saturated linkage map and match it with the Apis mellifera genome using homologous markers. This genome-wide comparison allows insights into structural conservations and rearrangements and thus the evolution on a chromosomal level. Results The high density linkage map covers ~ 93% of the B. terrestris genome on 18 linkage groups (LGs) and has a length of 2'047 cM with an average marker distance of 4.02 cM. Based on a genome size of ~ 430 Mb, the recombination rate estimate is 4.76 cM/Mb. Sequence homologies of 242 homologous markers allowed to match 15 B. terrestris with A. mellifera LGs, five of them as composites. Comparing marker orders between both genomes we detect over 14% of the genome to be organized in synteny and 21% in rearranged blocks on the same homologous LG. Conclusions This study demonstrates that, despite the very high recombination rates of both A. mellifera and B. terrestris and a long divergence time of about 100 million years, the genomes' genetic architecture is highly conserved. This reflects a slow genome evolution in these bees. We show that data on genome organization and conserved molecular markers can be used as a powerful tool for comparative genomics and evolutionary studies, opening up new avenues of research in the Apidae.
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- Eckart Stolle
- Institut für Biologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Species differentiation and gene flow in the Blackbutts (genus Eucalyptus subgenus Eucalyptus section Pseudophloius). CONSERV GENET 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0086-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sansaloni CP, Petroli CD, Carling J, Hudson CJ, Steane DA, Myburg AA, Grattapaglia D, Vaillancourt RE, Kilian A. A high-density Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) microarray for genome-wide genotyping in Eucalyptus. PLANT METHODS 2010; 6:16. [PMID: 20587069 PMCID: PMC2903579 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4811-6-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2010] [Accepted: 06/30/2010] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND A number of molecular marker technologies have allowed important advances in the understanding of the genetics and evolution of Eucalyptus, a genus that includes over 700 species, some of which are used worldwide in plantation forestry. Nevertheless, the average marker density achieved with current technologies remains at the level of a few hundred markers per population. Furthermore, the transferability of markers produced with most existing technology across species and pedigrees is usually very limited. High throughput, combined with wide genome coverage and high transferability are necessary to increase the resolution, speed and utility of molecular marker technology in eucalypts. We report the development of a high-density DArT genome profiling resource and demonstrate its potential for genome-wide diversity analysis and linkage mapping in several species of Eucalyptus. FINDINGS After testing several genome complexity reduction methods we identified the PstI/TaqI method as the most effective for Eucalyptus and developed 18 genomic libraries from PstI/TaqI representations of 64 different Eucalyptus species. A total of 23,808 cloned DNA fragments were screened and 13,300 (56%) were found to be polymorphic among 284 individuals. After a redundancy analysis, 6,528 markers were selected for the operational array and these were supplemented with 1,152 additional clones taken from a library made from the E. grandis tree whose genome has been sequenced. Performance validation for diversity studies revealed 4,752 polymorphic markers among 174 individuals. Additionally, 5,013 markers showed segregation when screened using six inter-specific mapping pedigrees, with an average of 2,211 polymorphic markers per pedigree and a minimum of 859 polymorphic markers that were shared between any two pedigrees. CONCLUSIONS This operational DArT array will deliver 1,000-2,000 polymorphic markers for linkage mapping in most eucalypt pedigrees and thus provide high genome coverage. This array will also provide a high-throughput platform for population genetics and phylogenetics in Eucalyptus. The transferability of DArT across species and pedigrees is particularly valuable for a large genus such as Eucalyptus and will facilitate the transfer of information between different studies. Furthermore, the DArT marker array will provide a high-resolution link between phenotypes in populations and the Eucalyptus reference genome, which will soon be completed.
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- Carolina P Sansaloni
- Plant Genetics Laboratory, EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - EPqB, 70770-910 Brasilia, Brazil
- Dep. Cell Biology, Universidade de Brasilia - 70910-900 Brasília - DF, Brazil
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- Plant Genetics Laboratory, EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - EPqB, 70770-910 Brasilia, Brazil
- Dep. Cell Biology, Universidade de Brasilia - 70910-900 Brasília - DF, Brazil
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- Diversity Arrays Technology Pty Ltd, 1 Wilf Crane Crescent, Yarralumla, ACT 2600, Australia
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- School of Plant Science and Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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- School of Plant Science and Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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- Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
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- Plant Genetics Laboratory, EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - EPqB, 70770-910 Brasilia, Brazil
- Dep. Cell Biology, Universidade de Brasilia - 70910-900 Brasília - DF, Brazil
- Genomic Sciences Program - Universidade Católica de Brasília - SGAN, 916 modulo B, 70790-160 Brasília - DF, Brazil
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- School of Plant Science and Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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- Diversity Arrays Technology Pty Ltd, 1 Wilf Crane Crescent, Yarralumla, ACT 2600, Australia
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Faria DA, Mamani EMC, Pappas MR, Pappas GJ, Grattapaglia D. A Selected Set of EST-Derived Microsatellites, Polymorphic and Transferable across 6 Species of Eucalyptus. J Hered 2010; 101:512-20. [DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esq024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Thumma BR, Southerton SG, Bell JC, Owen JV, Henery ML, Moran GF. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis of wood quality traits in Eucalyptus nitens. TREE GENETICS & GENOMES 2010; 6:305-317. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s11295-009-0250-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Luo ZB, Janz D, Jiang X, Göbel C, Wildhagen H, Tan Y, Rennenberg H, Feussner I, Polle A. Upgrading root physiology for stress tolerance by ectomycorrhizas: insights from metabolite and transcriptional profiling into reprogramming for stress anticipation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 151:1902-17. [PMID: 19812185 PMCID: PMC2785981 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.143735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2009] [Accepted: 10/04/2009] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Ectomycorrhizas (EMs) alleviate stress tolerance of host plants, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are unknown. To elucidate the basis of EM-induced physiological changes and their involvement in stress adaptation, we investigated metabolic and transcriptional profiles in EM and non-EM roots of gray poplar (Populus x canescens) in the presence and absence of osmotic stress imposed by excess salinity. Colonization with the ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus increased root cell volumes, a response associated with carbohydrate accumulation. The stress-related hormones abscisic acid and salicylic acid were increased, whereas jasmonic acid and auxin were decreased in EM compared with non-EM roots. Auxin-responsive reporter plants showed that auxin decreased in the vascular system. The phytohormone changes in EMs are in contrast to those in arbuscular mycorrhizas, suggesting that EMs and arbuscular mycorrhizas recruit different signaling pathways to influence plant stress responses. Transcriptome analyses on a whole genome poplar microarray revealed activation of genes related to abiotic and biotic stress responses as well as of genes involved in vesicle trafficking and suppression of auxin-related pathways. Comparative transcriptome analysis indicated EM-related genes whose transcript abundances were independent of salt stress and a set of salt stress-related genes that were common to EM non-salt-stressed and non-EM salt-stressed plants. Salt-exposed EM roots showed stronger accumulation of myoinositol, abscisic acid, and salicylic acid and higher K(+)-to-Na(+) ratio than stressed non-EM roots. In conclusion, EMs activated stress-related genes and signaling pathways, apparently leading to priming of pathways conferring abiotic stress tolerance.
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, People's Republic of China (Z.-B.L.); Büsgen Institute, Department for Forest Botany and Tree Physiology (Z.-B.L., D.J., A.P.), and Albrecht-von-Haller Institute for Plant Sciences, Department for Plant Biochemistry (C.G., I.F.), Georg-August University, 37077 Goettingen, Germany; College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China (X.J., Y.T.); and Institute of Forest Botany and Tree Physiology, Chair of Tree Physiology, Albert-Ludwigs University, 79110 Freiburg, Germany (H.W., H.R.)
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Freeman JS, Whittock SP, Potts BM, Vaillancourt RE. QTL influencing growth and wood properties in Eucalyptus globulus. TREE GENETICS & GENOMES 2009; 5:713-722. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s11295-009-0222-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Rengel D, Clemente HS, Servant F, Ladouce N, Paux E, Wincker P, Couloux A, Sivadon P, Grima-Pettenati J. A new genomic resource dedicated to wood formation in Eucalyptus. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2009; 9:36. [PMID: 19327132 PMCID: PMC2670833 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-9-36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2008] [Accepted: 03/27/2009] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Renowned for their fast growth, valuable wood properties and wide adaptability, Eucalyptus species are amongst the most planted hardwoods in the world, yet they are still at the early stages of domestication because conventional breeding is slow and costly. Thus, there is huge potential for marker-assisted breeding programs to improve traits such as wood properties. To this end, the sequencing, analysis and annotation of a large collection of expressed sequences tags (ESTs) from genes involved in wood formation in Eucalyptus would provide a valuable resource. RESULTS We report here the normalization and sequencing of a cDNA library from developing Eucalyptus secondary xylem, as well as the construction and sequencing of two subtractive libraries (juvenile versus mature wood and vice versa). A total of 9,222 high quality sequences were collected from about 10,000 cDNA clones. The EST assembly generated a set of 3,857 wood-related unigenes including 2,461 contigs (Cg) and 1,396 singletons (Sg) that we named 'EUCAWOOD'. About 65% of the EUCAWOOD sequences produced matches with poplar, grapevine, Arabidopsis and rice protein sequence databases. BlastX searches of the Uniref100 protein database allowed us to allocate gene ontology (GO) and protein family terms to the EUCAWOOD unigenes. This annotation of the EUCAWOOD set revealed key functional categories involved in xylogenesis. For instance, 422 sequences matched various gene families involved in biosynthesis and assembly of primary and secondary cell walls. Interestingly, 141 sequences were annotated as transcription factors, some of them being orthologs of regulators known to be involved in xylogenesis. The EUCAWOOD dataset was also mined for genomic simple sequence repeat markers, yielding a total of 639 putative microsatellites. Finally, a publicly accessible database was created, supporting multiple queries on the EUCAWOOD dataset. CONCLUSION In this work, we have identified a large set of wood-related Eucalyptus unigenes called EUCAWOOD, thus creating a valuable resource for functional genomics studies of wood formation and molecular breeding in this economically important genus. This set of publicly available annotated sequences will be instrumental for candidate gene approaches, custom array development and marker-assisted selection programs aimed at improving and modulating wood properties.
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- David Rengel
- UMR CNRS/Université Toulouse III 5546, Pôle de Biotechnologies Végétales, 24 chemin de Borde Rouge, BP42617 Auzeville, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
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- UMR CNRS/Université Toulouse III 5546, Pôle de Biotechnologies Végétales, 24 chemin de Borde Rouge, BP42617 Auzeville, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
| | - Florence Servant
- UMR CNRS/Université Toulouse III 5546, Pôle de Biotechnologies Végétales, 24 chemin de Borde Rouge, BP42617 Auzeville, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
- Current address : Syngenta Seeds SAS, BP27, 31790 Saint Sauveur, France
| | - Nathalie Ladouce
- UMR CNRS/Université Toulouse III 5546, Pôle de Biotechnologies Végétales, 24 chemin de Borde Rouge, BP42617 Auzeville, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
| | - Etienne Paux
- UMR CNRS/Université Toulouse III 5546, Pôle de Biotechnologies Végétales, 24 chemin de Borde Rouge, BP42617 Auzeville, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
- Current address : INRA-UBP, UMR 1095, INRA Site de Crouël, 234 avenue du Brézet, 63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
| | - Patrick Wincker
- Génoscope, CNRS, UMR 8030 and Université d'Evry, 91057 Evry, France
| | - Arnaud Couloux
- Génoscope, CNRS, UMR 8030 and Université d'Evry, 91057 Evry, France
| | - Pierre Sivadon
- UMR CNRS/Université Toulouse III 5546, Pôle de Biotechnologies Végétales, 24 chemin de Borde Rouge, BP42617 Auzeville, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
- Current address : Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, UMR CNRS 5254 IPREM, IBEAS – BP1155, 64013 Pau Cedex, France
| | - Jacqueline Grima-Pettenati
- UMR CNRS/Université Toulouse III 5546, Pôle de Biotechnologies Végétales, 24 chemin de Borde Rouge, BP42617 Auzeville, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
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