Molecular Characterization of Citrus Accessions Grown for Pre-Breeding Purposes
2025
Israel Felipe Gonçalves Soares | Felipe Cruz Paula | Conceição de Maria Batista Oliveira | José Dias de Souza Neto | Talles de Oliveira Santos | Rafael Nunes de Almeida | Ana Paula Candido Gabriel Berilli | Sávio da Silva Berilli | Taís Cristina Bastos Soares | Jardel Oliveira Santos | Alexandre Cristiano Santos Júnior | Monique Moreira Moulin
The objective of this work was to analyse the genetic diversity of a population of Citrus spp. in the south of the State of Espí:rito Santo, Brazil, for pre-breeding studies. For that, a total of sixty genotypes were analysed, including ten citrus varieties from four species of the Citrus genus. The methodology involved DNA extraction, amplification via polymerase chain reaction, and the use of a set of 16 Simple Sequence Repeat markers. These markers identified 42 alleles, with a variation of one to four alleles per locus, an average heterozygosity value of 0.53, and an average polymorphic information content of up to 0.29 per species. After the analysis, a dissimilarity matrix was generated using Jaccard distance and a dendrogram, revealing the formation of two groups: Group I, comprising Citrus sinensis varieties, and Group II, comprising varieties of Citrus latifolia, Citrus aurantifolia, and Citrus reticulata. Our study demonstrated that the combination of these markers allowed for the differentiation of genotypes within the collection. The results obtained are valuable for the future management of the collection and the efficient use of genetic diversity estimation in Citrus spp.
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