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RAPD genetic diversity of Albanian olive germplasm and its relationships with other Mediterranean countries

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RAPD markers were used for the study of 19Albanian olive cultivars and two wild olives (oleasters). A total of 76polymorphic bands (4.8 polymorphic markers per primer) out of 107 reproducible were obtained using 16 primers. The number of bands per primer ranged from 4 to 10,whereas the number of polymorphic bands ranged from 1 to 9, corresponding to 71%of the total amplification products. All the accessions could be identified by the combination of four primers: OPA-19;OPA-02; OPK-16 and OPP-19. The dendrogram,based on Jaccard's index, included three major groups according to their origin: 1)most of the cultivars from the area of Berat (South of Albania) 2) cultivars from the Centre and Centre-North of Albania and3) cultivars from the Centre and North-West of Albania along with the oleaster from Elbasan. In order to evaluate the origin of Albanian cultivars they were compared to those diffused in other countries like Greece, Italy and Turkey, due to geographical and historical affinity among these countries, by using a one way AMOVA. Although most of the genetic diversity was attributable to differences among cultivars within each country (91.47%) significantφ-values among countries(φst = 0.085; p < 0.001)suggested the existence of RAPD phenotypic differentiation. Significant φ-values in all pairs formed by Albania with the other countries were observed. These results are consistent with the autochthonous origin of Albanian cultivars.

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  1. Departamento de Agronomía, ETSIAM, Universidad de Córdoba, Avenida Ménendez Pídal s/n, Apdo 3048, 14080, Córdoba, Spain

    Angjelina Belaj, Luis Rallo & Isabel Trujillo

  2. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Department of Seed Science and Technology, Svetosimunska 25, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Zlatko Satovic

  3. Institute of Arboriculture, Ujët e Ftohtë, Vlorë, Albania

    Hajri Ismaili & Dhimitër Panajoti

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Belaj, A., Satovic, Z., Ismaili, H. et al. RAPD genetic diversity of Albanian olive germplasm and its relationships with other Mediterranean countries. Euphytica 130, 387–395 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023042014081

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