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Gliadins of Bulgarian durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) landraces: genetic diversity and geographical distribution

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The polymorphism of gliadins was studied in 98 Bulgarian durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) landraces and classified according to the existing catalogues of blocks of gliadin components. In total, 31 alleles, including 12 new ones, were revealed for five gliadin-coding loci. Nine allele families, which included several alleles coding similar blocks differed only by minor components, were found. The gliadin loci had a high genetic diversity (H = 0.70), and Gli-A2 d was the most polymorphic locus. Significant differences in allele distribution were observed through the Bulgarian region under study. The results made it possible to explain the distribution by historical factors. Presumably, the genetic material flew into the country via two different ways and different durum wheat subgroups contributed to the formation of Bulgarian landraces. The landraces were a result of long-term selection and, probably, had a close association with the history of the human populations of the region.

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The work was supported with the funds of the Basic Researches Program “Biodiversity” (subprogram Gene pools and Genetic diversity) of the Russian Academy of Science

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  1. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics Russian Academy of Sciences, Gubkina st. 3, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    Natalia V. Melnikova & Alexander M. Kudryavtsev

  2. Institute of Genetics “Prof. D. Kostoff” Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Ganka D. Ganeva & Svetlana P. Landjeva

  3. Institute for Plant Genetic Resources “K. Malkov”, 4122, Sadovo, Bulgaria

    Zapryanka G. Popova

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Melnikova, N.V., Ganeva, G.D., Popova, Z.G. et al. Gliadins of Bulgarian durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) landraces: genetic diversity and geographical distribution. Genet Resour Crop Evol 57, 587–595 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-009-9497-0

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