Analysis of genetic diversity in selected sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) accessions using inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers

Abstract

<p class="042abstractstekst"><span lang="EN-US">Genetic diversity information among a population is important in exploiting heterozygosity for the improvement of crop species through breeding programmes. This study was therefore, conducted to assess genetic diversity and establish molecular relationships among 20 selected exotic sugarcane accessions from the Unilorin Sugar Research Institute germplasm using Inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) molecular markers. Genomic DNA was extracted from the sugarcane leaf. Fragments amplification was then performed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with ISSR markers and the data obtained were analyzed using MEGA 4 software. Analysis of the electropherogram showed a total of 39 loci consisting of 369 bands, out of which 95.8% were polymorphic. The biplot analysis showed all the markers contributed to the observed diversity with the least achieved with ISSR6. The principal co-ordinate analysis grouped the accessions into four clusters, comprising mixtures of all the six collection sites. The polymorphism obtained in the present study showed that the ISSR markers are effective for assessment of genetic diversity of the sugarcane accessions as it reveals the genetic similarity or divergence of the accessions regardless their place of origin or cultivation.</span></p>

Assessment of the Genetic Diversity of New Sugarcane Hybrids Using Principal Component and Cluster Analyses

“…This is why the analysis of genetic diversity has become one of the main tools for studying the relationships that exist among sugarcane genotypes. Biotechnology has provided breeders with a large number of DNA-based markers to analyze the genetic diversity of sugarcane (Junior et al, 2020;Emegha et al, 2021). Phenotypic traits to estimate this type of diversity are now widely used because, compared to molecular markers, they are simple, easy to identify and collect, inexpensive, effective and practical (Wu et al, 2021).…”