Genomic exploration of Iranian almond (Prunus dulcis) germplasm: decoding diversity, population structure, and linkage disequilibrium through genotyping-by-sequencing analysis.

ABSTRACT: This study focuses on the genetic diversity and population structure of Prunus dulcis (almond tree), a crucial agricultural component with widespread cultivation and commercial importance, particularly in Iran, a region with a longstanding tradition of almond cultivation. The diverse almond collection in Iran encompasses many local varieties, breeding selections, rootstocks, and international cultivars. This diversity necessitates advanced genotyping techniques to gain insights into genetic diversity, population structure, and linkage disequilibrium (LD). In this paper, genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) was employed to analyze 62 almond germplasm samples, identifying approximately 63,537 high-quality single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) distributed across the eight chromosomes of the almond

SUBMITTER: Khojand S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11575021 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature