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Genotypic characterization and steviol glycoside quantification in a population of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni from Paraguay

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Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni is a widely grown species in various regions of the world, mainly due to its sweetening properties attributed to steviol glycosides. Despite the fact that Paraguay is the center of origin of S. rebaudiana, genetic characterization of local genotypes has not been studied. Considering that accumulation of steviol glycosides is a complex trait, molecular breeding could be an effective method for its improvement. Therefore, the identification of molecular markers associated with steviol glycoside accumulation is important. The aim of this study was to assess the genetic relationship among eight advanced lines of S. rebaudiana and two varieties selected from local germoplasm and quantify their steviol glycoside content. The stevioside and rebaudioside A content in methanolic extract was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and the molecular characterization of the ten genotypes of S. rebaudiana was performed using SSR and ISSR markers. A wide range of variability was observed for the metabolites of interest under greenhouse conditions. The variety Eirete presented highest stevioside and rebausiode A content, followed by the variety Katupyry. One of the advanced line presented both metabolite content similar to that of Katupyry. Genotyping of these lines showed two main clusters. Cluster I contained the both varieties and advanced lines with higher stevioside and rebaudioside A content. Our results suggest that S. rebaudiana lines with genetic profile similar to that of cluster I, determined mainly by genotype at the markers SUGMS 35 and ISSR 47, might present higher stevioside and rebaudioside A content.

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This research was supported by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) of Paraguay (Grant number 14-POS-004 and 14-INV-450) and Instituto de Biotecnología Agrícola (INBIO). Authors would like to thank Nidia Benítez for English translation of the manuscript.

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  1. Centro Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Tecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay

    Liz Bogado-Villalba & Héctor Nakayama Nakashima

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    Rosanna Britos

  3. Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay

    Julio Cesar Masaru Iehisa

  4. Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay

    María Eugenia Flores Giubi

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Bogado-Villalba, L., Nakayama Nakashima, H., Britos, R. et al. Genotypic characterization and steviol glycoside quantification in a population of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni from Paraguay. J. Crop Sci. Biotechnol. 24, 145–152 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12892-020-00066-1

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