Genetic diversity estimates in Cicer using AFLP analysis

• DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0523.2003.00942.x
• Publication Date: 2004-04-06T15:51:47Z
• Authors: T. T. NGUYEN; P. W. J. TAYLOR; R. J. REDDEN; R. FORD
• Keywords: UPGMA; Germ plasm; Genetic distance; Genetic Variability

Abstract Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis was used to evaluate the genetic variation among cultivated chickpea and wild Cicer relatives. In total, 214 marker loci were assessed, of which 211 polymorphic (98.6%) across 95 accessions that represented 17 species Cicer. The within a highest in C. pinnatifidum followed by reticulatum lowest macracanthum. Three main groups identified UPGMA clustering using Nei's pair‐wise distance calculations. Group I included arietinum, echinospermum. Within this group, clustered closest arietinum cultivars ‘Lasseter’, ‘Kaniva’ ‘Bumper’, supporting hypothesis is most probable progenitor species. bijugum, judaicum together creating group II. III contained all nine perennial assessed two annual yamashitae cuneatum. detected between (0.13) equivalent II (the primary tertiary species, respectively; 0.14). This indicated may be as valuable for increasing incorporate novel germplasm cultigen