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PLANTS-BASEL
卷 11, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants11060760
关键词
seed characteristics; germination percentage; phenological stages; morphological traits; phylogenetic relationships
资金
- Doctoral School from the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca
- Erasmus Mundus pre-doctoral scholarship in UPV Valencia - European Commission - MCIN/AEI [FJC2019-038921-I]
Marigolds are flowering plants with numerous uses and ornamental value. This study analyzed the morphological and genetic differences among 21 cultivars of three marigold species. The results showed significant differences in genotypes between cultivars and species, including variations in seed characteristics, germination capacity, and adult plant morphological traits. The analysis also revealed considerable genetic diversity among the evaluated species, which has important implications for conserving germplasm and breeding new marigold varieties.
Marigolds (Tagetes spp.) are multifunctional flowering plants belonging to the Asteraceae family, well-known and widespread for their ornamental value and many other uses. In this study, morphological differences and genetic relationships among 21 cultivars of three species of marigold (Tagetes patula, T. erecta and T. tenuifolia) were analysed. Results have revealed obvious differences among genotypes, starting from the morphological characteristics of the seeds and their capacity to germinate to adult plant morphological characteristics, both between cultivars and species. The genotypic differences were manifested in considerable variation in the development of phenological stages and the main morphological traits of plants and flowers. PCA and hierarchical clustering analyses of morphological traits revealed a homogeneous grouping of cultivars within each species, except for Orion, belonging to T. patula, which was closer to T. erecta cultivars. A subset of 13 cultivars from the three species was subjected to SSR analysis, revealing considerable genetic diversity and good separation between T. patula on the one side and T. erecta and T. tenuifolia on the other. The observed heterozygosity was much lower than the expected heterozygosity, revealing a high degree of fixation. The results reveal that the three species evaluated have considerable morphological and genetic diversity, which has important implications for assessing genetic diversity, conserving germplasm and selecting parents for new breeding works in marigolds.
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