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Genetic Diversity of Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in Nicaragua as Estimated by Simple Sequence Repeat Markers
Joint Authors
Bryngelsson, Tomas
Geleta, Mulatu
Herrera, Isabel
Monzón, Arnulfo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Coffea arabica L.
(arabica coffee), the only tetraploid species in the genus Coffea, represents the majority of the world’s coffee production and has a significant contribution to Nicaragua’s economy.
The present paper was conducted to determine the genetic diversity of arabica coffee in Nicaragua for its conservation and breeding values.
Twenty-six populations that represent eight varieties in Nicaragua were investigated using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers.
A total of 24 alleles were obtained from the 12 loci investigated across 260 individual plants.
The total Nei’s gene diversity (HT) and the within-population gene diversity (HS) were 0.35 and 0.29, respectively, which is comparable with that previously reported from other countries and regions.
Among the varieties, the highest diversity was recorded in the variety Catimor.
Analysis of variance (AMOVA) revealed that about 87% of the total genetic variation was found within populations and the remaining 13% differentiate the populations (FST=0.13; P<0.001).
The variation among the varieties was also significant.
The genetic variation in Nicaraguan coffee is significant enough to be used in the breeding programs, and most of this variation can be conserved through ex situ conservation of a low number of populations from each variety.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Geleta, Mulatu& Herrera, Isabel& Monzón, Arnulfo& Bryngelsson, Tomas. 2012. Genetic Diversity of Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in Nicaragua as Estimated by Simple Sequence Repeat Markers. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Geleta, Mulatu…[et al.]. Genetic Diversity of Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in Nicaragua as Estimated by Simple Sequence Repeat Markers. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509866
American Medical Association (AMA)
Geleta, Mulatu& Herrera, Isabel& Monzón, Arnulfo& Bryngelsson, Tomas. Genetic Diversity of Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in Nicaragua as Estimated by Simple Sequence Repeat Markers. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509866
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-509866