Characterization of genetic diversity in Turkish common bean gene pool using phenotypic and whole-genome DArTseq-generated silicoDArT marker information

PLoS One. 2018 Oct 11;13(10):e0205363. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205363. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Turkey presents a great diversity of common bean landraces in farmers' fields. We collected 183 common bean accessions from 19 different Turkish geographic regions and 5 scarlet runner bean accessions to investigate their genetic diversity and population structure using phenotypic information (growth habit, and seed weight, flower color, bracteole shape and size, pod shape and leaf shape and color), geographic provenance and 12,557 silicoDArT markers. A total of 24.14% markers were found novel. For the entire population (188 accessions), the expected heterozygosity was 0.078 and overall gene diversity, Fst and Fis were 0.14, 0.55 and 1, respectively. Using marker information, model-based structure, principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) and unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic means (UPGMA) algorithms clustered the 188 accessions into two main populations A (predominant) and B, and 5 unclassified genotypes, representing 3 meaningful heterotic groups for breeding purposes. Phenotypic information clearly distinguished these populations; population A and B, respectively, were bigger (>40g/100 seeds) and smaller (<40g/100 seeds) seed-sized. The unclassified population was pure and only contained climbing genotypes with 100 seed weight 2-3 times greater than populations A and B. Clustering was mainly based on A: seed weight, B: growth habit, C: geographical provinces and D: flower color. Mean kinship was generally low, but population B was more diverse than population A. Overall, a useful level of gene and genotypic diversity was observed in this work and can be used by the scientific community in breeding efforts to develop superior common bean strains.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Gene Pool*
  • Genes, Plant
  • Genetic Variation
  • Phaseolus / anatomy & histology*
  • Phaseolus / genetics
  • Phenotype
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Breeding
  • Turkey
  • Whole Genome Sequencing / methods*

Grants and funding

The authors express their gratitude to Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) (TOVAG-2015O630 to FSB and 2216 research fellowship to FA) and Scientific research unit, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey (BAP project: 2017.10.07.1208 to FSB) for providing research grants. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.