Molecular characterization and genetic diversity studies of Indian soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) cultivars using SSR markers.

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Author	Kumar, S. P. Jeevan Susmita, C. Sripathy, K. V. Agarwal, Dinesh K. Pal, Govind Singh, Arvind Nath Kumar, Sanjay Rai, Abhishek Kumar Simal-Gandara, Jesus
Abstract	BackgroundThe genetic base of soybean cultivars in India has been reported to be extremely narrow, due to repeated use of few selected and elite genotypes as parents in the breeding programmes. This ultimately led to the reduction of genetic variability among existing soybean cultivars and stagnation in crop yield. Thus in order to enhance production and productivity of soybean, broadening of genetic base and exploring untapped valuable genetic diversity has become quite indispensable. This could be successfully accomplished through molecular characterization of soybean genotypes using various DNA based markers. Hence, an attempt was made to study the molecular divergence and relatedness among 29 genotypes of soybean using SSR markers.Methods and resultsA total of 35 SSR primers were deployed to study the genetic divergence among 29 genotypes of soybean. Among them, 14 primer pairs were found to be polymorphic producing a total of 34 polymorphic alleles; and the allele number for each locus ranged from two to four with an average of 2.43 alleles per primer pair. Polymorphic information content (PIC) values of SSRs ranged from 0.064 to 0.689 with an average of 0.331. The dendrogram constructed based on dissimilarity indices clustered the 29 genotypes into two major groups and four sub-groups. Similarly, principal coordinate analysis grouped the genotypes into four major groups that exactly corresponded to the clustering of genotypes among four sub-groups of dendrogram. Besides, the study has reported eight unique and two rare alleles that could be potentially utilized for genetic purity analysis and cultivar identification in soybean.ConclusionIn the present investigation, two major clusters were reported and grouping of large number of genotypes in each cluster indicated high degree of genetic resemblance and narrow genetic base among the genotypes used in the study. With respect to the primers used in the study, the values of PIC and other related parameters revealed that the selected SSR markers are moderately informative and could be potentially utilized for diversity analysis of soybean. The clustering pattern of dendrogram constructed based on SSR loci profile displayed good agreement with the cultivar’s pedigree information. High level of genetic similarity observed among the genotypes from the present study necessitates the inclusion of wild relatives, land races and traditional cultivars in future soybean breeding programmes to widen the crop gene pool. Thus, hybridization among diverse gene pool could result in more heterotic combinations ultimately enhancing genetic gain, crop yield and resistance to various stress factors.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11033-021-07030-4.
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ISSN	03014851
Journal	Molecular Biology Reports [Mol Biol Rep]
Volume Number	49
DOI	10.1007/s11033-021-07030-4
PubMed Central reference number	PMC8863763
Issue Number	3
PubMed reference number	34894334
e-ISSN	15734978
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2021-12-11
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	Open
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Subject Keyword	Genetic diversity Heterosis Hybridization Polymorphism SSR markers Yield
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Genetics Medicine Molecular Biology