Identification and characterization of new S-alleles associated with self-incompatibility in almond

  1. O. Kodad1,
  2. A. Sánchez2,
  3. N. Saibo2,
  4. M. Oliveira2,3,
  5. R. Sociasi Company1,4

Article first published online: 7 OCT 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2008.01541.x

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Plant Breeding

Plant Breeding

Volume 127, Issue 6, pages 632–638, December 2008

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Kodad, O., Sánchez, A., Saibo, N., Oliveira, M. and Sociasi Company, R. (2008), Identification and characterization of new S-alleles associated with self-incompatibility in almond. Plant Breeding, 127: 632–638. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2008.01541.x

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  1. 1

    Unidad de Fruticultura, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Apartado 727, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain

  2. 2

    Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB), Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET), Quinta do Marquês, 2784-505 Oeiras

  3. 3

    Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal

  4. 4

    Corresponding author, E-mail: rsocias@aragon.es

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 NOV 2008
  2. Article first published online: 7 OCT 2008
  3. Received November 13, 2007/Accepted May 21, 2008 Communicated by T. Debener

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Keywords:

  • Prunus amygdalus;
  • S-RNase;
  • S-allele diversity;
  • self-incompatibility;
  • breeding programme

Abstract

Almond is a highly heterozygous species with a high number of S-alleles controlling its gametophytic self-incompatibility system (GSI). In this work, we have analysed 14 Spanish local almond cultivars for S-RNase allele diversity. Five new S-RNase alleles were identified by cloning and sequencing, S31 (804 bp) in ‘Pou de Felanitx’ and ‘Totsol’, S32 (855 bp) in ‘Taiatona’, S33 (1165 bp) in ‘Pou d’Establiments’ and ‘Muel’, S34 (1663 bp) in ‘Pané-Barquets’ and S35 (1658 bp) in ‘Planeta de les Garrigues’. Additionally, seven already known almond alleles could be recognized in the local cultivars studied. The high number of new alleles identified reveals the wide diversity of almond germplasm still existing and requiring characterization, and points to the possibility of new findings by a wider study focusing on other provenances. The almond S-RNases have been compared to those of other Prunus species, showing a high identity and confirming that the S-RNase gene in this genus presents a probable common ancestor.

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