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The coexistence of oleaster and traditional varieties affects genetic diversity and population structure in Algerian olive (Olea europaea) germplasm

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The present work was aimed at assessing the genetic diversity of 42 local cultivars and oleaster genotypes from the area of Bejaia in Algeria. Fifteen highly polymorphic Simple Sequence Repeat markers were evaluated and proved to be very informative, producing a total number of 160 alleles with an average value of 10.7 per locus; the SSRs DCA09 and DCA16 were the most informative, distinguishing 17 and 19 genotypes, respectively. Phylogenetic and population structure analysis split the accessions in two main groups corresponding to most of oleasters and most of traditional varieties, respectively. Interestingly, ten traditional varieties resulted strictly related to the oleasters, indicating hybridization between the two botanical varieties. Genetic parameters and private alleles of groups confirmed this observation and indicated a wide genetic variability in Algerian olive germplasm. The results suggest the need to preserve and characterize this germplasm in order to limit the risk of losing potential important genetic traits present in the crop wild relatives.

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This work has been carried out with financial support from the University of Bari-Projects: Idea Giovani 2010/11, Fondo Ateneo 2012, and Cofin PRIN 2009, coordinated by Dr. Cinzia Montemurro. We are also grateful to Dr. Stacey L. Harmer for the English revision of the present manuscript.

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S. Boucheffa, M. M. Miazzi, V. di Rienzo, G. Mangini and V. Fanelli have contributed equally to this work.

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Boucheffa, S., Miazzi, M.M., di Rienzo, V. et al. The coexistence of oleaster and traditional varieties affects genetic diversity and population structure in Algerian olive (Olea europaea) germplasm. Genet Resour Crop Evol 64, 379–390 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-016-0365-4

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