Abstract Detail

Population Genetics/Genomics

Obae, Samuel [1], Brand, Mark [2], Connolly, Bryan [3], Beasley, Rochelle [4], Lance, Stacey [5].

Microsatellite markers for Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry) and their transferability to other Aronia species.

This study reports the development, characterization, and cross-species transferability of 20 genomic microsatellite markers for Aronia melanocarpa, an important nutraceutical fruit crop. The markers were developed with Illumina paired-end genomic sequencing technology using DNA from Professor Ed cultivar that was originally collected from the wild in New Hampshire, USA. The markers were highly polymorphic and transferable to A. arbutifolia and A. prunifolia genomes. The average number of alleles per locus was 9.1, 4.5, and 5.6 for A. melanocarpa, A. arbutifolia and A. prunifolia, respectively. The polymorphic information content (PIC) of loci ranged from 0.38 to 0.95 for all taxa, with an average of 0.80, 0.68, and 0.87 for A. melanocarpa, A. arbutifolia and A. prunifolia, respectively. This is the first study to develop microsatellite markers in the Aronia genus. These markers will be very useful in studying the genetic diversity and population structure of wild Aronia and expediting the breeding efforts of this emerging fruit crop through marker-assisted selection.

1 - Stevenson University, Biology, 11200 Ted Herget Way, Owings Mills, MD, 21117, USA
2 - University of Connecticut, Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, 1390 Storrs Road, Storrs, CT, 06269-4065, USA
3 - Framingham State University, Biology, 100 State Street, Framingham, MA, 01701-9101, USA
4 - University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC, 29802
5 - University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC, 29802, USA

Keywords:
Aronia arbutifolia
A. melanocarpa
A. mitschurinii
A. prunifolia
Chokeberry
SSR.

Presentation Type: Poster
Session: P, Population Genetics/Genomics
Location: Exhibit Hall/Omni Hotel
Date: Monday, June 26th, 2017
Time: 5:30 PM This poster will be presented at 5:30 pm. The Poster Session runs from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Posters with odd poster numbers are presented at 5:30 pm, and posters with even poster numbers are presented at 6:15 pm.
Number: PPG003
Abstract ID:298
Candidate for Awards:None