{"title":"Genetic Diversity of Rhododendron ripense Makino and Development of Related Cultivars Based on Microsatellite Analysis","authors":"Hideya Ohta, Kyoko Sugai, Akira Nakatsuka, Yuji Kurashige, Nobuo Kobayashi","doi":"10.2503/hortj.qh-135","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>In Japan, wild evergreen azalea species with high ornamental value, such as <i>Rhododendron ripense</i>, grow naturally, and numerous cultivars have been developed based on these species. In this study, we utilized microsatellite markers to examine the genetic relationships among wild evergreen azalea species in Japan, particularly focusing on <i>R. ripense</i>, as well as assessing the genetic diversity of <i>R. ripense</i>. STRUCTURE analysis revealed that when <i>K</i> = 2, <i>R. ripense</i> appeared to be distinct from other species. However, when <i>K</i> = 4, the <i>R. ripense</i> population exhibited two separate clusters. Further analysis at <i>K</i> = 10 revealed genetic diversity within the <i>R. ripense</i> population, which was divided into five clusters reflecting their respective geographic distributions. Analysis of cultivars related to <i>R. ripense</i> based on the results of wild species suggested that most of the Ryūkyū-tsutsuji (<i>R.</i> × <i>mucronatum</i>) cultivars originated from the Yamakuni River in the northern Kyushu region or the San’in region of <i>R. ripense</i>.</p>\n<p></p>","PeriodicalId":51317,"journal":{"name":"Horticulture Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Horticulture Journal","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2503/hortj.qh-135","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"HORTICULTURE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In Japan, wild evergreen azalea species with high ornamental value, such as Rhododendron ripense, grow naturally, and numerous cultivars have been developed based on these species. In this study, we utilized microsatellite markers to examine the genetic relationships among wild evergreen azalea species in Japan, particularly focusing on R. ripense, as well as assessing the genetic diversity of R. ripense. STRUCTURE analysis revealed that when K = 2, R. ripense appeared to be distinct from other species. However, when K = 4, the R. ripense population exhibited two separate clusters. Further analysis at K = 10 revealed genetic diversity within the R. ripense population, which was divided into five clusters reflecting their respective geographic distributions. Analysis of cultivars related to R. ripense based on the results of wild species suggested that most of the Ryūkyū-tsutsuji (R. × mucronatum) cultivars originated from the Yamakuni River in the northern Kyushu region or the San’in region of R. ripense.
期刊介绍:
The Horticulture Journal (Hort. J.), which has been renamed from the Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science (JJSHS) since 2015, has been published with the primary objective of enhancing access to research information offered by the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science, which was founded for the purpose of advancing research and technology related to the production, distribution, and processing of horticultural crops. Since the first issue of JJSHS in 1925, Hort. J./JJSHS has been central to the publication of study results from researchers of an extensive range of horticultural crops, including fruit trees, vegetables, and ornamental plants. The journal is highly regarded overseas as well, and is ranked equally with journals of European and American horticultural societies.