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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2009, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (3): 59-66.

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Genetic diversity of Gliadin in worldwide germplasm collections of Elymus sibiricus

MA Xiao1, CHEN Shi-yong1, ZHANG Xin-quan1, ZHOU Yong-hong2, BAI Shi-qie3, LIU Wei1   

  1. 1.The Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural
    University, Ya’an 625014, China;
    2.Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University,
    Chengdu 611130, China;
    3.Sichuan Academy of Grassland Sciences, Chengdu 611731, China
  • Received:2008-07-29 Online:2009-06-20 Published:2009-06-20

Abstract: Gliadin markers based on A-PAGE were used to analyze genetic diversity and genetic relationships among eighty-six Elymus sibiricus accessions from Asia and North America. A total of 52 gliadin bands were scored, of which 47 were polymorphic (90.4%). The generated similarity matrix showed that the genetic diversity within the accessions was fairly high (average similarity index=0.373). Similarity values among the accessions ranged from 0.108 and 0.952. Similar results were obtained when genetic diversity was estimated using the Shannon index of diversity. The total genetic diversity across all accessions was 0.460. The proportion of variation explained by within geographic groups and between geographic groups diversity was 0.559 and 0.442, respectively. Cluster analysis showed a clear demarcation between accessions from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China and the others as separate groups. The extent of genetic diversity and genetic relationship among accessions is discussed. The clustering pattern probably depended on geographic origin and ecological adaptability of the accessions.

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