Genetic similarity among soybean (Glycine max (L) Merrill) cultivars released in Brazil using AFLP markers

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Ana Lídia V. Bonato²  Eberson S. Calvo¹  Isaias O. Geraldi¹  Carlos Alberto A. Arias¹ 

[1] ,Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Trigo Passo Fundo RS ,Brazil

关键词: AFLP;    genetic similarity;    molecular markers;    parentage coefficient;    soybean;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-47572006000400019

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Genetic similarity among soybean genotypes was studied by applying the amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) technique to 317 soybean cultivars released in Brazil from 1962 to 1998. Genetic similarity (GS) coefficients were estimated using the coefficient of Nei and Li (Nei and Li 1979), and the cultivars were clustered using the unweighted pair-group method with averages (UPGMA). The parentage coefficients of 100 cultivars released between 1984 and 1998 were calculated and correlated with the genetic similarity obtained by the markers. The genetic similarity coefficients varied from 0.17 to 0.97 (x = 0.61), with 56.8% of the coefficients being above 0.60 and only 9.7% equal to or less than 0.50. The similarity coefficients have remained constant during the last three decades. Dendrogram interpretation was hindered by the large number of cultivars used, but it was possible to detect groups of cultivars formed as expected from their genealogy. Another dendrogram, composed of 63 cultivars, allowed a better interpretation of the groups. Parentage coefficients among the 100 cultivars varied from zero to one (x = 0.21). However, no significant correlation (r = 0.12) was detected among the parentage coefficients and the AFLP genetic similarity. The results show the efficiency of AFLP markers in large scale studies of genetic similarity and are discussed in relation to soybean breeding in Brazil.

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