Molecular diversity in Coffea canephora germplasm conserved and cultivated in Brazil.
Molecular diversity in Coffea canephora germplasm conserved and cultivated in Brazil.
Author(s): SOUZA, F. de F.; CAIXETA, E. T.; FERRÃO, L. F. V.; PENA, G. F.; SAKIYAMA, N. S.; ZAMBOLIM, E. M.; ZAMBOLIM, L.; CRUZ, C. D.
Summary: This work aimed to characterize accessions that represent the C. canephora germplasm conserved and cultivated in Brazil. A total of 130 accessions from germplasm banks of IAC (São Paulo), UFV (Minas Gerais) and also collected in plantations of the State of Espírito Santo and Rondônia were evaluated with a set of 20 new microsatellite primers. Multivariate methods were used to estimate the relationship among the accessions. High level of polymorphism and two major diversity clusters were identified. First cluster was composed by the accessions conserved in the IAC and UFV collections and the second was formed by accessions collected in areas under cultivation. Accessions from Espírito Santo and Rondônia were clear separated, composing two subclusters. Despite the great polymorphism found in Brazilian plantations, the diversity may be increased, because a new threshold in the genetic gains is expected on breeding programs with the intensification of the use of conserved germplasm.
Publication year: 2013
Types of publication: Journal article
Unit: Embrapa Semi-arid Region
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