Characterization of Cyclamen genotypes using morphological descriptors and DNA molecular markers in a multivariate analysis

ABSTRACT: Morphological and molecular characterization of germplasm is essential for the improvement of cultivated plants efforts. This study investigated the genetic diversity of 32 Cyclamen genotypes comprising 16 C. persicum varieties and 16 Cyclamen species using multivariate analysis for 36 morphological traits (19 quantitative and 17 qualitative) and molecular characterization (SRAP and SCoT markers). The color CIELab parameters were collected via PCE-CSM7 that separately measured the leaves dark and silvery patterns and the flower’s slip (region of the petal top), eye (the region of the petal base) and sepal. Genetic diversity was also evaluated using Shannon Wiener (H′) and Simpson’s (λ) Indices, and Pilou evenness (J) using the library vegan from R software. According to the principal compo

SUBMITTER: Cornea-Cipcigan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909266 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature