Plant Systematics and Evolution

, Volume 301, Issue 2, pp 737–747 | Cite as

Genetic diversity of Opuntia spp. varieties assessed by classical marker tools (RAPD and ISSR)

  • Ernestina Valadez-Moctezuma
  • Samir Samah
  • Arturo Luna-Paez
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Abstract

Opuntia, commonly named “nopal” in Mexico, is an important crop for its agronomical, economical, ecological and cultural value. Furthermore, it is known for its taxonomic complexity. In this paper, we report the genetic variability of 52 Opuntia cultivars with agronomic and economic importance, classified into 12 different species using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers. Ten primers, five for each marker type, were selected to assess their ability to detect polymorphisms in this plant accesions/varieties. Both marker systems generated a total of 307 bands, of which 50.8 % were polymorphic with an average of 15.6 polymorphic bands per primer. Thus, we assume that Mexican Opuntia varieties present broad genetic variation. Based on percentage of polymorphic bands; resolving power; polymorphic information content; and Marker Index, the K-12 (RAPD) and IS-06 (ISSR) primers were the most informative ones. Clusters obtained from RAPD, ISSR and a combination of both data sets did not match the actual taxonomic classification. On the other hand, the putative varieties currently classified in the same species were not located in the same cluster. Besides, the varieties included in O. ficus-indica, O. albicarpa and O. megacantha showed broad variation but were not well defined into separate clades; these cultivars possibly have common ancestry. The results presented here support our hypothesis about the existence of a smaller number of Opuntia species in accordance with those currently described, but with high intraspecific genetic variation.

Keywords

Nopal RAPD ISSR Genetic variability Taxonomy 

Abbreviations

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid

ISSR

Inter-simple sequence repeats

RAPD

Random amplified polymorphic DNA

UPGMA

Unweighted pair group method with the arithmetic averaging

AMOVA

Analysis of molecular variance

PIC

Polymorphic information content

MI

Marker index

Rp

Resolving power

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful for the support obtained by the UACH and the SNICS–UACH agreement, and by the “Red Nacional de Nopal” for giving us the study materials. The authors especially acknowledge the anonymous referees for their comments on this paper.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ernestina Valadez-Moctezuma
    • 1
  • Samir Samah
    • 1
  • Arturo Luna-Paez
    • 1
  1. 1.Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Departamento de FitotecniaUniversidad Autónoma ChapingoChapingo Edo. MéxicoMexico

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