Genotyping apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) heirloom germplasm collected and maintained by the Regional Administration of Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)

Testolin, R.; Foria, Serena; Baccichet, Irina; Messina, R.; Danuso, Francesco; Losa, Alessia; Scarbolo, Ennio; Stocco, Marco; Cipriáni, G.

doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2019.03.062

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“…But studies of genetic diversity revealed that there are also many synonymous amongst old apple varieties. For example, 43.3% of apple varieties were synonymous in the collection in Italy [34]. In the Dutch collections, that was 32% [48].…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Earlier studies have shown that there are differences in old apple varieties [34]. But studies of genetic diversity revealed that there are also many synonymous amongst old apple varieties.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Accordingly, it should be mentioned that there is a growing awareness of the nutritional values of these old varieties as well as their potential for different quality traits such as a diversity of colors, shape, or tastes. That is why there is a growing interest in old, indigenous varieties of apples [23,34] as well as many other fruits or cereals [35][36][37].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Traditional, Indigenous Apple Varieties, a Fruit with Potential for Beneficial Effects: Their Quality Traits and Bioactive Polyphenol Contents

Jakobek

Ištuk

Buljeta

et al. 2020

Foods

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Earlier studies suggested that traditional apple varieties have quality traits well accepted by consumers and beneficial effects on human health. The aim was to collect 25 traditional apple varieties grown in Croatia and to determine, for the first time in so many details, their external (weight, height, width, shape, color), internal quality traits (firmness, starch decomposition index, maturity index, soluble solid concentration, total acids, soluble solid/total acids ratio, pH), and seed characteristics. In addition, individual polyphenols were determined in the flesh and peel, by using RP-HPLC. All was compared to the commercial variety ‘Idared’. Quality parameters of these varieties were similar to those of the commercial variety. The flesh and peel contained flavan-3-ols, dihydrochalcones, phenolic acids, and flavonols, while anthocyanins were additionally found in the peel. Total polyphenols in the peel (536–3801 mg kg−1 fresh weight (FW)) and in the flesh (79–1294 mg kg−1 FW) of the majority of varieties were higher than in the commercial variety. Principal component analysis showed possible clustering according to polyphenol amounts. According to the observed diversity of quality traits and bioactive polyphenol contents, the traditional varieties have potential for consumer acceptance and increased cultivation.

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Traditional, Indigenous Apple Varieties, a Fruit with Potential for Beneficial Effects: Their Quality Traits and Bioactive Polyphenol Contents

Jakobek

Ištuk

Buljeta

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“…Early studies (Hokanson et al 1998) established that the technology was able to differentiate material in collections. Numerous subsequent studies have utilised SSR markers to screen collections for duplication and diversity (Ferreira et al 2016;Garkava-Gustavsson et al 2008, 2013Gasi et al 2016;Gasi et al 2010;Gharghani et al 2009;Gross et al 2014Gross et al , 2012Guarino et al 2006;Marconi et al 2018;Patzak et al 2012;Pereira-Lorenzo et al 2007;Pereira-Lorenzo et al 2017;Testolin et al 2019;van Treuren et al 2010) and to identify core collections and subsets (Kim et al 2019;Lassois et al 2016;Liang et al 2015;Pereira-Lorenzo et al 2018), mostly on a national basis. Further studies have used the technology to examine parentage in pedigreed material (Cabe et al 2005;Evans et al 2011;Kitahara et al 2005;Lassois et al 2016;Moriya et al 2011;Salvi et al 2014) and compare the genetic diversity held across larger regions such as Europe (Urrestarazu et al 2016).…”

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Microsatellite markers as a tool for active germplasm management and bridging the gap between national and local collections of apple

Venison

Litthauer²,

Laws

et al. 2022

Genet Resour Crop Evol

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Simple sequence repeat (SSR) microsatellite markers have been extensively used to identify duplication and analyse genetic diversity in germplasm collections of apple. Here, we present findings from the use of a standard set of SSR loci in the managed repropagation of a significant international germplasm collection: the UK National Fruit Collection (NFC). A subset of eight SSR loci was deemed sufficient to distinguish all apart from the clonal relatives across a sample of 1995 accessions, with a single exception being one pair of full siblings. In total, 99% of accessions were able to be confirmed present and correct after the replacement of trees initially identified to be incorrectly propagated. In parallel to the curation of the collection itself, through an initiative led by the UK local apple enthusiast community, 3373 SSR profiles for apples held in local collections were compared to the NFC holdings. Overall, in both sets of material, diversity remained high with average gene diversity values of 0.800 and 0.812 in the NFC holdings and local collections, respectively. Accessions in local collections were not found to differ in their overall coverage of genetic diversity to that of the NFC collection (FST = 0.0035) although significant numbers of locally valued, and genetically distinguishable individuals were identified, some of which may represent ‘lost’ cultivars.

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“…In this ongoing work, a small group with various expertise in social sciences, pomology and genetics started to clarify a process and define an algorithm to reach the most informative sample in order to finally discover a trueness-to-type targeted apple variety for inclusion in the national apple germplasm collection. Recently, in rare research reports [21,22,28] attention has been paid to the quality of the samples. This does not mean the leaf quality or related technical issues, but properness of the sample for the trueness-to-type analysis.…”

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How to Discover Traditional Varieties and Shape in a National Germplasm Collection: The Case of Finnish Seed Born Apples (Malus × domestica Borkh.)

Heinonen

Bitz

2019

Sustainability

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Cultivated apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) is a major crop of economic importance, both globally and regionally. It is currently, and was also in the past, the main commercial fruit in the northern European countries. In Finland, apple trees are grown on the frontier of their northern growing limits. Because of these limits, growing an apple tree from a seed was discovered in practice to be the most appropriate method to get trees that bear fruit for people in the north. This created a unique culturally and genetically rich native germplasm to meet the various needs of apple growers and consumers from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. The preservation, study and use of this genetic heritage falls within the mandate of the Finnish National Genetic Resources Program. The first national apple clonal collection for germplasm preservation was reorganized from the collections of apple breeders. The need to evaluate the accessions, both in this collection and possible missing ones, to meet the program strategy lead us to evaluate the Finnish apple heritage that is still available in situ in gardens. In this article we use multiple-approach methodologies and datasets to gain well-described, proof-rich samples for the trueness-to-type analysis of old heirloom apple varieties. The approach includes a combination of socio-historic, pomological and genotyping methods and datasets that are all valued as equally important. The main finding was that in addition to the pomological, molecular and genetic evaluation of ex situ apple collections, an extensive historical data and socio-economic conditions research are essential to perform good characterization of accessions. After implementing the results in re-creating the Finnish national apple germplasm collection, the number of Finnish local varieties was more than doubled from 38 accessions to 97.

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Genotyping apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) heirloom germplasm collected and maintained by the Regional Administration of Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)

Cited by 14 publications

References 35 publications

Traditional, Indigenous Apple Varieties, a Fruit with Potential for Beneficial Effects: Their Quality Traits and Bioactive Polyphenol Contents

Traditional, Indigenous Apple Varieties, a Fruit with Potential for Beneficial Effects: Their Quality Traits and Bioactive Polyphenol Contents

Microsatellite markers as a tool for active germplasm management and bridging the gap between national and local collections of apple

How to Discover Traditional Varieties and Shape in a National Germplasm Collection: The Case of Finnish Seed Born Apples (Malus × domestica Borkh.)

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