Characterizing Croatian Wheat Germplasm Diversity and Structure in a European Context by DArT Markers.

ABSTRACT: Narrowing the genetic base available for future genetic progress is a major concern to plant breeders. In order to avoid this, strategies to characterize and protect genetic diversity in regional breeding pools are required. In this study, 89 winter wheat cultivars released in Croatia between 1936 and 2006 were genotyped using 1,229 DArT (diversity array technology) markers to assess the diversity and population structure. In order to place Croatian breeding pool (CBP) in a European context, Croatian wheat cultivars were compared to 523 European cultivars from seven countries using a total of 166 common DArT markers. The results show higher genetic diversity in the wheat breeding pool from Central Europe (CE) as compared to that from Northern and Western European (NWE) countries. The most

SUBMITTER: Novoselovic D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4761793 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature