Analysis of >1000 single nucleotide polymorphisms in geographically matched samples of landrace and wild barley indicates secondary contact and chromosome-level differences in diversity around domestication genes

Russell, J and Dawson, I K and Flavell, A J and Steffenson, B and Weltzien, E and Booth, A and Ceccarelli, S and Grando, S and Waugh, R (2011) Analysis of >1000 single nucleotide polymorphisms in geographically matched samples of landrace and wild barley indicates secondary contact and chromosome-level differences in diversity around domestication genes. New Phytologist, 191 (2). pp. 564-578. ISSN 1469-8137

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Abstract

Barley is a model species for the investigation of the evolution, adaptation and spread of the world’s important crops. In this article, we describe the first application of an oligonucleotide pool assay single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) platform to assess the evolution of barley in a portion of the Fertile Crescent, a key region in the development of farming. • A large collection of > 1000 genetically mapped, genome-wide SNPs was assayed in geographically matched landrace and wild barley accessions (N = 448) from Jordan and Syria. • Landrace and wild barley categories were clearly genetically differentiated, but a limited degree of secondary contact was evident. Significant chromosome-level differences in diversity between barley types were observed around genes known to be involved in the evolution of cultivars. The region of Jordan and southern Syria, compared with the north of Syria, was supported by SNP data as a more likely domestication origin. • Our data provide evidence for hybridization as a possible mechanism for the continued adaptation of landrace barley under cultivation, indicate regions of the genome that may be subject to selection processes and suggest limited origins for the development of the cultivated crop.

Item Type: Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords: crop domestication, Fertile Crescent, geographically matched sampling, human and natural selection, hybridization and introgression, landrace and wild barley, SNP analysis.
Subjects: Others > Genetics and Genomics
Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
Depositing User: Mr Sanat Kumar Behera
Date Deposited: 23 Sep 2012 06:31
Last Modified: 23 Sep 2012 06:31
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6138
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03704.x
Projects: UNSPECIFIED
Funders: BBSRC, Generation Challenge Programme, Government Scottish-SCRI
Acknowledgement: We thank Joy K. Roy, Shiaoman Chao and Timothy Close for providing genotype data of the World Barley Diversity Collection, Stephanie Dahl for technical assistance, and Jordi Comadran and Bill Thomas for informative discussions. We are also grateful for the comments of three anonymous reviewers that improved the manuscript. This work was supported by grants BBSRC (ERA-PG) ExBarDiv BB⁄ E024726 ⁄ 1 and Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) G3007.02. SCRI received a grant in aid from the Scottish Government.
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