Genetic Relationship among East and South Asian Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Revealed by AFLP Analysis

• Yashiro Kazutoshi

  Plant Biotechnology Institute, Ibaraki Agriculture Center

• Iwata Hiroyoshi

  Department of Information Science and Technology, National Agricultural Research Center

• Akashi Yukari

  Sankyo Seed Research Co., Ltd. Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University

• Tomita Ken-o

  Plant Biotechnology Institute, Ibaraki Agriculture Center

• Kuzuya Maki

  Plant Biotechnology Institute, Ibaraki Agriculture Center

• Tsumura Yoshihiko

  Bio-resources Technology Division, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

• Kato Kenji

  Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University

Abstract

Ninety-nine accessions of melon (Cucumis melo L.) mainly from East and South Asia were analyzed based on the polymorphism of 210 amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) bands to reveal the genetic structure and phylogenetic relationship in Asian melon. A cluster analysis based on their genetic similarity revealed three major clusters, i.e., a vars. makuwa and conomon group, a small-seed type group and a group of Japanese F₁ cultivars and large-seed type accessions. Most of the East Asian melon accessions classified into the first group were of the small-seed type with a seed length shorter than 9.0 mm. The varieties of C. melo were roughly divided into two groups by a principal co-ordinate analysis based on AFLP data, that is, the group of vars. makuwa and conomon and small-seed type melon and the group of var. reticulatus and large-seed type melon. Indian melon accessions were rich in genetic variation. Melon accessions closely related to vars. makuwa and conomon were found in east India, and they were considered as possible candidates of the prototype of vars. makuwa and conomon.<br>

Journal

• Breeding Science

  Breeding Science 55 (2), 197-206, 2005

  Japanese Society of Breeding

Keywords

• <i>Cucumis melo</i>
• var. <i>conomon</i>
• var. <i>makuwa</i>
• genetic variation
• amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP)
• phylogenetic relationship

Details

• CRID: 1390282679699811072
• NII Article ID: 130004146007
• NII Article ID: 10015669900
• NII Book ID: AA11317194
• DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.55.197
• ISSN: 13473735
• ISSN: 13447610
• NDL BIB ID: 7322446
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/7322446
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I7322446
• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsbbs/55/2/55_2_197/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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