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Genetics Section Mamo, Bullo [1], Greenspan, Alex [1], Reynaldo, Yadira [2], Vu, Wendy [3], Kahraman, Abdullah [4], Dean, Matt [3], Nuzhdin, Sergey [3], Penmetsa, RV [1], Cook, Doug [1], Von Wettberg , Eric [5]. Morphometric variation in wild chickpea seeds. The size, shape, and color of seeds were among the central traits selected during domestication of grain legumes and cereals. Here we examine variation across 20 populations of the immediate wild relatives of chickpea, Cicer reticulatum and Cicer echinospermum, from southeastern Turkey. We find substantial heritable variation in size, shape, and color across populations. Seeds from all wild populations were smaller than most common modern varieties of chickpea, but approach the size range of smaller seeded desi varieties. Morphometric analysis shows three-dimensional variation in shape, which are concordant with patterns of genetic variation.
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1 - UC Davis, Plant Pathology, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
2 - Florida International University, Biological Science, 11200 SW 8th Street, OE 167 Biological Sciences, Miami, Florida, 33199, United States
3 - University of Southern California, Molecular and Computational Biology, One Child Way, Los Angeles, Ca, 90210
4 - Harran University, Plant Breeding, Urfa, Turkey
5 - Florida International University And Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 11200 SW 8th Street, Biological Sciences, Florida International University, OE 167, 11200 SW 8th Street, Biological Sciences, Florida , Miami, FL, 33199, USA
Keywords:
Seeds
geometric morphometrics
Crop wild relatives.
Presentation Type: Oral Paper:Papers for Sections
Session: 22
Location: Rapids/Grove
Date: Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
Time: 10:30 AM
Number: 22006
Abstract ID:352
Candidate for Awards:None |
