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<p>The common fig (<italic>Ficus carica</italic> L.) is a tree species and is one of the oldest fruit trees cultivated in Turkey. The Western Anatolian region of Turkey produces nearly a quarter of the total dried fig production of the world. This region also harbours a rich fig germplasm. However, so far this germplasm has remained largely uncharacterised. In this study, using 14 simple sequence repeat (SSR) primer pairs, we analysed a total of 310 fig accessions from six different regions of Anatolia. In structure analyses, Western Anatolian accessions formed a group, which was correlated with their geographical distribution. In addition, 7 identical, 36 synonymous, and 22 homonymous fig accessions were identified. In multilocus lineages (MLLs) analysis a total of 54 accessions were matched to different accessions as clone assignment. The results will facilitate future germplasm management and breeding efforts in this economically important tree species by identifying genetic diversity, genetic relations and characterising the structure of studied populations and accessions.</p>
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The common fig (Ficus carica L.) is a tree species and is one of the oldest fruit trees cultivated in Turkey. The Western Anatolian region of Turkey produces nearly a quarter of the total dried fig production of the world. This region also harbours a rich fig germplasm. However, so far this germplasm has remained largely uncharacterised. In this study, using 14 simple sequence repeat (SSR) primer pairs, we analysed a total of 310 fig accessions from six different regions of Anatolia. In structure analyses, Western Anatolian accessions formed a group, which was correlated with their geographical distribution. In addition, 7 identical, 36 synonymous, and 22 homonymous fig accessions were identified. In multilocus lineages (MLLs) analysis a total of 54 accessions were matched to different accessions as clone assignment. The results will facilitate future germplasm management and breeding efforts in this economically important tree species by identifying genetic diversity, genetic relations and characterising the structure of studied populations and accessions.

Genetic characterisation and population structure analysis of Anatolian figs (<italic>Ficus carica</italic> L.) by SSR markers

Agriculture and Food, Queensland Bioscience Precinct

Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture

Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture

Folia Horticulturae

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Genetic characterisation and population structure analysis of Anatolian figs ( L.) by SSR markers

The common fig (Ficus carica L.) is a tree species and is one of the oldest fruit trees cultivated in Turkey. The Western Anatolian region of Turkey produces...

Genetic characterisation and population structure analysis of Anatolian figs (Ficus carica L.) by SSR markers

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Mar 26, 2021

Page range: 49 - 78

Received: Dec 13, 2020

Accepted: Feb 13, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2021-0005

Keywords
Anatolia germplasm, L., genetic structure analysis, microsatellite

© 2021 Ali Ergül et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Genetic characterisation and population structure analysis of Anatolian figs (Ficus carica L.) by SSR markers

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Mar 26, 2021

Page range: 49 - 78

Received: Dec 13, 2020

Accepted: Feb 13, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2021-0005

KeywordsAnatolia germplasm, L., genetic structure analysis, microsatellite

© 2021 Ali Ergül et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Anatolia germplasm, L., genetic structure analysis, microsatellite