Extent and Pattern of Genetic Diversity for Morpho-agronomic Traits in Ethiopian Highland Pulse Landraces II. Faba Bean (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Vicia faba</Emphasis> L.)     

Gemechu Keneni  Mussa Jarso  Tezera Wolabu  Getnet Dino 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》2005,52(5):551-561

A field experiment was conducted in 2001 at Holetta and Kulumsa, Ethiopia, to study genetic diversity in Ethiopian faba bean (Vicia faba L.) landraces. One hundred sixty random germplasm accessions were grown in an alpha lattice design with two replications. Data on 12 traits were collected and analyzed. Significant differences were observed among the accessions for most of the traits (except number of pods/podding nodes) at each location even though differences pooled over location were mostly non-significant. Cluster analysis distinguished seven diversity classes of different sizes. Accessions from the northern half of the country (North and South Wello, North Gonder and North Shewa) were closely related while those from the southern part of the country (Arsi) were highly diverse. Cumulative effects of a number of characters dictated differentiation of the accessions into clusters. Some overlapping were encountered between accessions from the northern and those from the southern parts of the country. The study revealed that accessions from different regions might have similar genetic background and those from the same origin might also have different genetic background. Therefore, geographic diversity should not necessarily be used as an index of genetic diversity and parental selection should be based on a systematic study of genetic diversity in a specific population. Genetic distances between most of the clusters were significant that crosses between parents selected out of them are expected to generate desirable progenies. Future germplasm collection, conservation and utilization strategies should put more focus not only on inter-regional diversity in the country as a whole but also on intra-regional diversity in Arsi.  相似文献   

坡耕地增产措施试验研究     

李新会 《中国水土保持》1995,(4):37-38

坡耕地增产措施试验研究李新会（河南省宜阳县水利局，４７１６００）一、试验区概况试验区位于河南省宜阳县董王庄乡恒庄村，属风化片麻岩丘陵区，土壤多为砂壤土和白灰土，地处暖温带季风气候区。年平均气温为１４．４℃，≥１０℃累计积温为４６１７．９℃，年日照时数...  相似文献   

Effects of human activity on the foraging behavior of sanderlings Calidris alba     

Kate Thomas  Rikk G Kvitek  Carrie Bretz 《Biological conservation》2003,109(1):67-71

Urbanization and coastal development has dramatically reduced the beach habitat available for foraging shorebirds worldwide. This study tested the general hypothesis that recreational use of shorebird foraging areas adversely affects the foraging behavior of sanderlings Calidris alba. Observations conducted on two central California beaches from January through May and September through December of 1999 showed that number and activity of people significantly reduced the amount of time sanderlings spent foraging. Although the sample size was low, the most significant negative factor was the presence of free running dogs on the beach. The experimentally determined minimal approach distance did not vary significantly with the type of human activities tested. Based on these results, policy recommendations for minimizing the impact of human beach activities on foraging shorebirds include: (1) people maintain a minimum distance of 30 m from areas where shorebirds concentrate and (2) strict enforcement of leash laws.  相似文献   

Testing a key assumption of wildlife buffer zones: is flight initiation distance a species-specific trait?     

Daniel T. Blumstein 《Biological conservation》2003,110(1):97-100

The distance at which animals flee an approaching predator is known as the ‘flight initiation distance’ (FID). Wildlife managers use FID to develop buffer zones to reduce human impacts on wildlife. Many variables have been demonstrated to influence FID leading one to question whether it can be viewed as a species-specific trait. We tested this critical assumption for developing buffer zones by experimentally approaching eight species of shorebirds found at six sites around Botany Bay, 15 km south of Sydney, Australia. Botany Bay encompasses a range of human impacted areas, from urban developments with high levels of human presence, through to National Parks and wildlife protection areas where human presence is significantly lower. We found that both species and site influenced the distance birds flew away from an approaching human. Importantly, however, there was no significant statistical interaction between site and species demonstrating that ‘flighty’ species were consistently flighty while more tolerant species were consistently tolerant. Taken together, these results suggest that FID can therefore be viewed as a species-specific trait for these shorebirds. The great variability in FID suggests that wildlife managers should be somewhat conservative in developing buffer zones, but they can use previously published FID data for a given species as guidelines for setting buffer zones.  相似文献   

Genetic diversity in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Eremostachys superba</Emphasis> Royle ex Benth. (Lamiaceae), an endangered Himalayan species,as assessed by RAPD     

Susheel Verma  Jawahar L. Karihaloo  Shailesh K. Tiwari  Rani Magotra  Awtar K. Koul 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》2007,54(2):221-229

Eremostachys superba Royle ex Benth. (Lamiaceae) has undergone a severe decline in population size since its discovery in the North-western Himalayas in late 19th century. One hundred and seventy-two plants from six populations in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, located between 0.45 km and 455.72 km apart from each other were evaluated for RAPD polymorphism. Sixteen random primers generated 92 bands overall, 77 of which were polymorphic. Shannon’s index of genetic diversity within populations (H _o) ranged between 0.305 and 0.421; the average within-population diversity (H _pop) was 0.389; and the total species diversity (H _sp) was 0.478. The population from Mohand (representing the type locality) had the fewest plants, at 18, and was genetically the most depauperate. Among the other populations, ranging in size between 52 and 1,022 individuals, no relation between population size and genetic diversity was evident. It is suggested that these six populations represent relics of a larger, extended population, in which the presence of perennating rootstocks has helped preserve historic patterns of genetic diversity. AMOVA revealed that 83.01% of the variation exists within populations, which was consistent with earlier studies on the reproductive biology of E. superba, which indicated this species is predominantly allogamous. FST distances between all populations were significant, indicating geographic differentiation despite some of them being closely separated. Habitat restoration and protection from indiscriminate harvesting are proposed as primary strategies for conserving E. superba. Rejuvenation of the Mohand population through intrapopulation crossing between plants bearing diverse molecular phenotypes is also suggested.  相似文献   

Mitochondrial DNA sequence, morphology and ecology yield contrasting conservation implications for two threatened buckmoths (Hemileuca: Saturniidae)     

Daniel Rubinoff  Felix A.H. Sperling 《Biological conservation》2004,118(3):341-351

Taxa of conservation interest are frequently identified using morphological or ecological characters. These characters are assumed to represent evolutionary importance, population structure and/or phylogenetic relationships in such organisms. We tested this assumption using two species complexes of the moth genus Hemileuca (Saturniidae). Both have populations threatened by habitat loss and need conservation protection. Legislation protects one taxon with apparent ecological differences. We sequenced 624 base pairs of mtDNA from the COI gene for geographically distant populations of the Hemileuca maia species complex and the H. electra species complex. Resultant phylogenies contradict prior assumptions about relationships in both species complexes. The legislatively protected Bog Buckmoth is paraphyletic with widespread H. maia, and its use of a novel hostplant seems to be a local adaptation. Divergent morphology and hostplant use among H. electra subspecies are associated with modest genetic divergence (0.48%). However, a group of unrecognized populations that are morphologically similar and geographically close to H. electra electra have mtDNA that is divergent by an average of 4.1%. There is disagreement regarding prioritization of ecological divergence over neutral genetic distance in conservation. We place ecological variation in a phylogenetic context and recommend that exploration of genetic relationships be undertaken when populations are threatened. Adaptive ecological variation should be evaluated in a phylogenetic context to understand its conservation importance. This study illustrates the importance both of phylogenetic context and the use of independent characters in assessing biodiversity for conservation prioritization.  相似文献   

Variation and phylogeny of the triploid cultivated potatoSolanum chaucha Juz. et Buk. based on RAPD and isozyme markers     

Pedro L. Cisneros  Carlos F. Quiros 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》1995,42(4):373-386

Ninety four accessions of the cultivated triploid potatoS. chaucha were analyzed and classified in genotypic groups using 9 isozyme loci and RAPD markers disclosed by 20 arbitrary 10-mer primers. Eight isozyme loci out of nine were polymorphic. A total of 22 allozymes were analyzed but none of them were specific for any genotypic group. About half (52%) of the 102 RAPD markers scored, were polymorphic, all of them showing polymorphism among groups and rarely within groups. Eighteen RAPD markers were specific for certain genotypes. The isozyme markers showed a certain amount of intra group variation which made classification less reliable than with RAPD markers. A total of 10 triploid genetic groups were discriminated using both techniques together. A single primer was found to be sufficient to distinguish all 10 groups. All varieties of a single group are considered to have been derived from the same cross and then clonally propagated, even though there is a high amount of morphological variation within a single genotypic group due probably to somatic mutations. RAPD markers have been shown to be more reliable in the classification of triploid potato varieties than other genetic markers like isozymes, proteins and morphological traits.  相似文献   

粳稻数量性状遗传距离与杂种优势的关系     

沈锦根  王玉娟 《勤云标准版测试》2007,(12)

研究粳稻资源分类方法,测定数量性状遗传距离,探讨数量性状遗传距离与杂种优势的关系。对30份粳稻资源材料的12个数量性状进行了主成分分析和聚类分析,并使用作图法研究了数量性状遗传距离与杂种优势指数之间的关系。30份粳稻资源的12个数量性状可归纳为5个主成分因子,其累积贡献率为86.84%。在评价粳稻种质资源时,首先应考虑每穗总粒数和每穗实粒数等穗粒因子,其次为群体具备一定的高峰苗数,最后应该协调植株的生育期、秧苗素质及株型等因子。30份粳稻资源被归为5组,地理远近和亲缘关系与遗传距离并不存在必然的联系。遗传距离与杂种优势的关系较为复杂,并非遗传距离越大杂种优势越明显。在进行粳稻资源评价时,不能以地理或亲缘关系作为唯一标准;在亲本选配时,应选择遗传距离中等偏大的材料。  相似文献   

Using of AFLP Marker to Predict the Hybrid Yield and Yield Heterosis in Rice     

蔡健  兰伟 《勤云标准版测试》2005,(4)

利用AFLP分子标记对46个水稻品种进行遗传多样性分析,继而研究分子标记遗传距离与按照NC设计获得的195个杂交组合的产量及特殊配合力的相关性,探讨预测杂种优势的可能性。结果表明:(1)通过UPGMA聚类分析(图3),可将供试材料分为16个类群,并把来源不明的品种(系)划分到相应类群中,从而对这些材料进行初步鉴定。可见,AFLP分子标记是检测类内品种间遗传差异的有效方法,为水稻品种(系)亲本选配提供理论依据。(2)分子标记遗传距离与杂种产量优势、F1产量、特殊配合力之间都呈显著正相关,相关系数介于0.3235-0.7713之间。但相关程度还不足以预测杂种优势。增效座位和减效座位以及使用与杂种优势有关的QTL连锁标记位点可能提高杂种优势的预测能力,但最终解决,将依赖于杂种优势遗传机理的研究。  相似文献   

旋耕开沟机横向抛土性能试验   总被引：2，自引：3，他引：2  

罗海峰  官春云  汤楚宙  陈社员  吴明亮  谢方平 《湖南农业大学学报(自然科学版)》2006,32(4):441-444

旋耕开沟机开沟作业的横向抛土性能是衡量开沟机作业质量的重要指标．以湖南农业大学研制的2BF-6型稻茬田油菜免耕联合播种机配套旋耕开沟机为试验样机，分别对其横向抛土性能进行单因素试验和多因素正交试验，并对多因素正交试验结果进行了极差分析和方差分析，找出了影响横向抛土性能的主要因素与工作参数的最优组合，为优化开沟机的结构参数提供了理论依据．  相似文献