Abstract
Understanding the basis of the genetic variations responsible for the complex traits found in Eucalyptus cladocalyx under arid environmental conditions is crucial for designing genetic architecture studies. Forty-five half-sib families from Australia were used to identify inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers that are associated with growth (height, diameter at breast height, and stem straightness), flowering traits (flowering intensity, flowering precocity, reproductive capacity, and late flowering) and tree survival under arid conditions in southern Atacama Desert, Chile. Each DNA pellet consisted of a pool of five trees from each family. ISSR markers were associated with all the traits studied and accounted for 9.8 to 23.4 % of the phenotypic variation. Several loci were associated with more than one trait. For example, UBC810(450–500 bp), ISO1(600–610 bp), and TGT9(780–800 bp) were associated with three of the traits studied. These identified genomic regions may contribute to the increase of the efficiency of the conventional tree breeding program for E. cladocalyx.
Abbreviations
- DBH:
-
diameter at breast height
- EF:
-
early flowering
- FI:
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flowering intensity
- HT:
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total height
- ISSR:
-
inter simple sequence repeat
- LF:
-
late flowering
- PCoA:
-
principal coordinates analysis
- RC:
-
reproductive capacity
- ST:
-
stem straightness
- TS:
-
survival
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Acknowledgements: This research was supported by the Chilean National Science and Technology Research Fund (FONDECYT), project No. 1130306. The authors thank Mr. Augusto Gomes for providing the samples and evaluating the progeny test.
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Ballesta, P., Mora, F., Ruiz, E. et al. Marker-trait associations for survival, growth, and flowering components in Eucalyptus cladocalyx under arid conditions. Biol Plant 59, 389–393 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10535-014-0459-9
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