Assessing genetic diversity and population structure in a Dipteryx alata germplasm collection utilizing microsatellite markers

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Dipteryx alata Vogel (Leguminosae) is a native Neotropical tree with a wide distribution in the Brazilian Cerrado that is commonly known as the baru tree. The genetic diversity of 150 D. alata progeny from a germplasm collection was characterized using nine microsatellite markers. Genetic diversity analysis detected 50 alleles ranging from 2 to 14 alleles per locus. The genetic differentiation among populations (ϑp = 0.097) suggests moderate genetic structuring and high genetic differentiation among progenies (ϑs = 0.169). The intrapopulation index (f = 0.122) indicates the presence of low endogamy. The effective population size (Ne = 96) shows that the germplasm collection has sufficient representativeness for use as a base population for breeding programmes. These results are useful for the exploitation of the genetic resources of D. alata for future conservation efforts and breeding programmes.

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Baru, Genetic resources, Cerrado, Ex situ conservation, Effective size

Citação

GUIMARÃES, Rejane Araújo; MIRANDA, Kássia Marques Corrêa; MOTA, Elias Emanuel Silva; CHAVES, Lázaro José; TELLES, Mariana Pires de Campos; SOARES, Thannya Nascimento. Assessing genetic diversity and population structure in a Dipteryx alata germplasm collection utilizing microsatellite markers. Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, Viçosa, v. 19, n. 3, p. 329-336, 2019. DOI: 10.1590/1984-70332019v19n3a45. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/cbab/a/BMYJnMQ7FqrHvKM8KLTNC6F/?lang=en. Acesso em: 26 jan. 2023.