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Genetic and bioclimatic variation in Solanum pimpinellifolium

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Solanum pimpinellifolium, due to its close relationship to S. lycopersicum, has been a genetic source for many commercially important tomato traits. It is a wild species found in the coastal areas of Peru and Ecuador. In this study, the genetic variation of S. pimpinellifolium was studied using the diversity found in 10 microsatellites in 248 plants spread throughout its entire distribution area, including Ecuador, which has been underrepresented in previous studies. Peruvian and Ecuadorian accessions are genetically quite differentiated. A possible cause of these differences could be the non-uniform nature of the coastal Ecuadorian and Peruvian climates, seeing as an important correlation between genetic differentiation and climate has been found. In addition, Ecuadorian and south Peruvian accessions have a lower genetic diversity and a higher homozygosity due to their higher autogamy, lower population size, and possible colonization bottlenecks. The Galápagos Islands population is an extreme case, with no diversity, likely caused by a recent colonization from the northern continental Ecuadorian region where genetically identical plants have been found.

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Acknowledgements

We are deeply grateful to Dr. Javier León, Dr. Roberto Mendoza, and Dr. Freddy Zuñiga of the Universidad Nacional de Piura; Dr. Ángel Díaz Celis, and Dr. Umberto Cardoso of the Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo; and to Dr. Rosa de Frutos Illán, Dr. Juan José Ruiz, María José Díez, and Dr. Jaume Prohens of the COMAV Institute. This study wouldn’t have been possible without their assistance and kind affection during the collecting expeditions organized with them throughout the years. The BBVA contributed to the funding of this research.

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  1. Instituto de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n 46022, Valencia, Spain

    Elena Zuriaga, José M. Blanca, Laura Cordero, Alicia Sifres & Fernando Nuez

  2. Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Independencia número 389, Trujillo, Peru

    William G. Blas-Cerdán

  3. Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas, Universidad Nacional de Loja, casilla número 782, Loja, Ecuador

    Rafael Morales

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Elena Zuriaga and José M. Blanca contributed equally to this work.

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Zuriaga, E., Blanca, J.M., Cordero, L. et al. Genetic and bioclimatic variation in Solanum pimpinellifolium . Genet Resour Crop Evol 56, 39–51 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-008-9340-z

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