Genetic diversity analysis based on molecular marker and quantitative traits of the response of different tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cultivars to drought stress

Metwali Ehab M.R.; Carle Reinhold; Schweiggert Ralf M.; Kadasa Naif M.; Almaghrabi Omar A.

doi:10.2298/ABS150629126M

Archives of Biological Sciences (Jan 2016)

Genetic diversity analysis based on molecular marker and quantitative traits of the response of different tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cultivars to drought stress

Metwali Ehab M.R.,
Carle Reinhold,
Schweiggert Ralf M.,
Kadasa Naif M.,
Almaghrabi Omar A.

Affiliations

Metwali Ehab M.R.: King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Science, Biological Science Department, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia + Suez Canal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Botany Department, Ismailia, Egypt
Carle Reinhold: King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Science, Biological Science Department, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia + University of Hohenheim, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Plant Foodstuff Technology and Analysis, Stuttgart, Germany
Schweiggert Ralf M.: University of Hohenheim, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Plant Foodstuff Technology and Analysis, Stuttgart, Germany
Kadasa Naif M.: King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Science, Biological Science Department, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Almaghrabi Omar A.: King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Science, Biological Science Department, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS150629126M
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 68, no. 2
pp. 427 – 438

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The drought tolerance of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is a trait needing urgent improvement due to recent climate changes and limited water availability. We therefore conducted a greenhouse screening experiment to identify tomato cultivars with improved drought tolerance. Several sensitivity and tolerance indices were computed based on morphological markers. With the aim of establishing a correlation to these markers, a total of 16 inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) primers were used, the genetic diversity among cultivars was elucidated and clustering the cultivars into groups based on their molecular profiles was performed. The obtained results indicated that selection indices, such as geometric mean productivity (GMP), mean productivity (MP), tolerance index (TOL),and stress tolerance index (STI), represented suitable indices for screening the drought tolerance of tomato cultivars. An interesting correlation of the ISSR analyses to these morphological findings was established according to 83 detectable fragments derived from 10 primers. The highest value of the effective multiplex ratio (EMR) and marker index (MI) was detected for primer INC7 followed by INC1. Based on Jaccard's similarity coefficients, the genetic distance of the genotypes varied from 0.702 to 0.942 with a mean value of 0.882. The results showed a clear-cut separation of the 15 tomato cultivars due to their genetic variability, making them a valuable genetic source for their incorporation into potential breeding programs. Molecular data were in good agreement with the results as regards selection indices, and both of them will be useful tools for improvement of the tomato germplasm.

Published in Archives of Biological Sciences

ISSN: 0354-4664 (Print); 1821-4339 (Online)
Publisher: University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad
Country of publisher: Serbia
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
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