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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Genetic relationship among cultivated and wild grapevine accessions from Tunisia
Genome, Volume 47, No. 6, Year 2004
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We have used nuclear and chloroplast molecular markers to genotype cultivated and wild accessions of Vitis vinifera L. from Tunisia and assess their genetic relationships. Fifty-five distinct genotypes were identified among 80 cultivated accessions, including 18 genotypic groups containing between 2 and 5 accessions per group. They could represent a total of 60 distinct cultivars owing to berry colour variation found within identical genotype groups. Most of the 55 genotypes represent unique table grape genotypes except for one of them that was found identical to the genotype of table grape cultivar Rosseti. Hybridization among cultivars as well as self pollinations seems to have played an important role in their origin since several groups of closely related cultivars were observed. Furthermore, a parentage analysis showed a high probability for a parent hybrid relationship within two groups of three cultivars. No strong genetic similarities were found between cultivated and wild samples indicating that the cultivated accessions do not derive from local Vitis vinifera L. populations but could have been introduced from other regions in historic times. © 2004 NRC Canada.
Authors & Co-Authors
Snoussi, Hager
Tunisia, Ariana
National Institute for Agricultural Research
Harbi Ben Slimane, Mounira
Tunisia, Ariana
National Institute for Agricultural Research
Ruiz-García, Leonor
Spain, Madrid
Csic - Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia Cnb
Martinez-Zapater, José Miguel
Spain, Madrid
Csic - Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia Cnb
Spain, Madrid
Csic-inia - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
Arroyo-García, Rosa A.
Spain, Madrid
Csic-inia - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
Statistics
Citations: 62
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1139/G04-072
ISSN:
08312796
Research Areas
Cancer
Genetics And Genomics
Study Locations
Tunisia