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High genetic diversity in a world-wide collection of Lathyrus sativus L. revealed by isozymatic analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2007

José Francisco Gutiérrez-Marcos ,
Francisca Vaquero ,
Luis Enrique Sáenz de Miera  and
Francisco Javier Vences
José Francisco Gutiérrez-Marcos*
Affiliation:
Area de Genetica, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Leon, Campus Vegazana, Leon 24071, Spain
Francisca Vaquero
Affiliation:
Area de Genetica, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Leon, Campus Vegazana, Leon 24071, Spain
Luis Enrique Sáenz de Miera
Affiliation:
Area de Genetica, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Leon, Campus Vegazana, Leon 24071, Spain
Francisco Javier Vences
Affiliation:
Area de Genetica, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Leon, Campus Vegazana, Leon 24071, Spain
*
*Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK. E-mail: jose.gutierrez@plant-sciences.oxford.ac.uk
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Abstract

Grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) is an annual, herbaceous, drought-resistant legume and staple crop in Asian and African countries. Little is known about the nature and the amount of genetic diversity present in existing grasspea seed collections, yet this information is pivotal for future breeding programmes, such as those striving to reduce high neurotoxin levels present in seeds. Here we report on the level of genetic diversity within a world-wide collection of L. sativus, determined by isozymatic analysis. Although grasspea is generally considered a predominantly self-pollinating species, we found that the population genetic structure of these accessions showed a considerable outcrossing rate of 36%. The identification of a mixed mating system in L. sativus has significant implications for collecting and multiplying genetic resources for conservation and for future breeding purposes. In addition, we determined the genetic closeness of grasspea accessions from different geographical regions around the world. While we noticed an allelic richness in this species that was conserved across the regions, we did not find any evidence of high genetic identity between accessions, even when originating from the same geographical location. Instead, we found that greater genetic variability existed at the intra-regional level than at the inter-regional level.

Keywords

Genetic resourcesgenetic variabilitygrasspeaisozymesLathyrus sativusmating system
Type
Research Article
Information
Plant Genetic Resources , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , December 2006 , pp. 159 - 171
Copyright
Copyright © NIAB 2006

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