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Diouf M, Zoclanclounon YAB, Mboup PA, Diouf D, Malédon E, Rivallan R, Chair H, Dossa K. Genome-wide development of intra- and inter-specific transferable SSR markers and construction of a dynamic web resource for yam molecular breeding: Y2MD. THE PLANT GENOME 2024; 17:e20428. [PMID: 38234122 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
Abstract
Microsatellite markers are widely used in population genetics and breeding. Despite the economic significance of yams in developing countries, there is a paucity of microsatellite markers, and as of now, no comprehensive microsatellite marker database exists. In this study, we conducted genome-wide microsatellite marker development across four yam species, identified cross-species transferable markers, and designed an easy-to-use web portal for the yam researchers. The screening of Dioscorea alata, Dioscorea rotundata, Dioscorea dumetorum, and Dioscorea zingiberensis genomes resulted in 318,713, 322,501, 307,040, and 253,856 microsatellites, respectively. Mono-, di-, and tri-nucleotides were the most important types of repeats in the different species, and a total of 864,128 primer pairs were designed. Furthermore, we identified 1170 cross-species transferable microsatellite markers. Among them, 17 out of 18 randomly selected were experimentally validated with good discriminatory power, regardless of the species and ploidy levels. Ultimately, we created and deployed a dynamic Yam Microsatellite Markers Database (Y2MD) available at https://y2md.ucad.sn/. Y2MD is embedded with various useful tools such as JBrowse, Blast, insilicoPCR, and SSR Finder to facilitate the exploitation of microsatellite markers in yams. This study represents the first comprehensive microsatellite marker mining across several yam species and will contribute to advancing yam genetic research and marker-assisted breeding. The released user-friendly database constitutes a valuable platform for yam researchers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Moussa Diouf
- Département de Mathématiques et Informatique, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
- Laboratoire Campus de Biotechnologies Végétales, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
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- Département de Mathématiques et Informatique, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
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- Laboratoire Campus de Biotechnologies Végétales, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
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- UMR AGAP Institut, CIRAD, Petit Bourg, France
- UMR AGAP Institut, University of Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- UMR AGAP Institut, University of Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- UMR AGAP Institut, University of Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- UMR AGAP Institut, CIRAD, Petit Bourg, France
- UMR AGAP Institut, University of Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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Woods MJ, Bauer JT, Schaeffer D, McEwan RW. Pyrus calleryana extracts reduce germination of native grassland species, suggesting the potential for allelopathic effects during ecological invasion. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15189. [PMID: 37123008 PMCID: PMC10143590 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Invasive plant species' success may be a result of allelopathy, or the release of secondary metabolites that are harmful for surrounding plant species. Allelopathy can be mediated through the abiotic environment by chemical sorption or transformation, so the substrate on which interactions occur can lead to differential outcomes in allelopathic potential. One aggressive invader, Pyrus calleryana, has become dominant in many ecosystems throughout Eastern US, and has reduced the abundance of native species where it invades. Thus, our goal was to identify if P. calleryana had allelopathic potential by testing the impact of leaf and flower leachate on gemination of six common grassland species (three grasses and three forbs) in either sterilized sand or field collected soils. Germination of five out of six tested species was reduced by P. calleryana leaf litter, with weaker impacts from flower leachate. This suggests that allelopathy is one mechanism driving the success of P. calleryana and that allelopathic effects may change with plant phenology. For instance, P. calleryana has late leaf senescence in the fall and copious blooming in the spring that may elongate the timeframe that allelopathic inhibition can occur. Further, germination was higher in sand than in soil, suggesting that the context of the abiotic environment can mediate this relationship. In our study, two grass species that could be overabundant in restored grasslands had higher germination rates in soil than sand and one was not altered by P. calleryana suggesting that this relationship could further promote the overabundance of grass species. Taken together, P. calleryana likely inhibits the germination of native species where it invades, but there is context dependency of this relationship with both soil chemistry and seasonality.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michaela J. Woods
- Biology Department, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, United States of America
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- Department of Biology and the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, OH, United States of America
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- Biology Department, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, United States of America
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- Biology Department, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, United States of America
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Chloroplast genome of the invasive Pyrus calleryana underscores the high molecular diversity of the species. J Appl Genet 2022; 63:463-467. [PMID: 35524105 PMCID: PMC9365713 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-022-00699-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The complete chloroplast genome of Pyrus calleryana (GenBank OM541581.1) was developed by de novo assembly from whole-genome sequencing data. Reference-guided (P. phaeocarpa) read mapping and assembly were followed by annotation and phylogenetic comparisons. The 159,965 bp P. calleryana chloroplast genome represented 36.56% GC content with a classical quadripartite architecture and two inverted repeats regions (IRs; each 26,392 bp) separating the large single-copy region (LSC; 87,942 bp) and the small single-copy region (SSC; 19.239 bp). In total, 125 unique features were annotated in that genome, including 83 protein coding genes, 38 tRNA coding genes, and 4 rRNA coding genes. Phylogenetic analyses based on the whole chloroplast genome sequences placed the P. calleryana among other Rosaceae plants, specifically among the Asian species of Pyrus.
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