Assessment of genetic diversity in the sorghum reference set using EST-SSR markers

Ramu, P and Billot, C and Rami, J F and Senthilvel, S and Upadhyaya, H D and Reddy, L A and Hash, C T (2013) Assessment of genetic diversity in the sorghum reference set using EST-SSR markers. TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 126 (8). pp. 2051-2064. ISSN 1432-2242

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Abstract

Selection and use of genetically diverse genotypes are key factors in any crop breeding program to develop cultivars with a broad genetic base. Molecular markers play a major role in selecting diverse genotypes. In the present study, a reference set representing a wide range of sorghum genetic diversity was screened with 40 EST-SSR markers to validate both the use of these markers for genetic structure analyses and the population structure of this set. Grouping of accessions is identical in distance-based and model-based clustering methods. Genotypes were grouped primarily based on race within the geographic origins. Accessions derived from the African continent contributed 88.6 % of alleles confirming the African origin of sorghum. In total, 360 alleles were detected in the reference set with an average of 9 alleles per marker. The average PIC value was 0.5230 with a range of 0.1379–0.9483. Sub-race, guinea margaritiferum (Gma) from West Africa formed a separate cluster in close proximity to wild accessions suggesting that the Gma group represents an independent domestication event. Guineas from India and Western Africa formed two distinct clusters. Accessions belongs to the kafir race formed the most homogeneous group as observed in earlier studies. This analysis suggests that the EST-SSR markers used in the present study have greater discriminating power than the genomic SSRs. Genetic variance within the subpopulations was very high (71.7 %) suggesting that the germplasm lines included in the set are more diverse. Thus, this reference set representing the global germplasm is an ideal material for the breeding community, serving as a community resource for trait-specific allele mining as well as genome-wide association mapping.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	RP-Dryland Cereals
CRP:	CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Cereals
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Sorghum, EST-SSRs, reference set of sorghum, genetic diversity, community resources, association mapping.
Subjects:	Mandate crops > Sorghum Others > Genetics and Genomics
Depositing User:	Mr Siva Shankar
Date Deposited:	27 May 2013 05:44
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2016 06:34
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6818
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-013-2117-6
Projects:	Generation Challenge Programme (GCP), CGIAR
Funders:	CSIR, New Delhi
Acknowledgement:	UNSPECIFIED
Links:	Google Scholar

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