To gain insight into the genetic diversity and relationship of the tropic bioenergy plant physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) in Yunnan, China, joint analysis of agronomic and molecular characters was performed in the present study, using different accessions collected from nine sources/geographical provenances in Yunnan. To investigate the population polymorphism, eight pairs of SSR molecular markers were developed by MISA program, and four of them with higher polymorphism were selected for PCR amplification using 95 DNA samples collected from nine populations. The results indicated that JC01 exhibited the best polymorphism (0.711). UPGMA clustering analysis suggested that Baoshan and Xishuangbanna might serve as the parents or origins of physic nut in Yunnan, which was partially related to the geographical origin of populations. Comprehensive investigations revealed among all examined biological traits of seeds or seedlings, the underground fresh weight (UFW) exhibited the highest coefficient of variation, with obvious separation among populations. Two individual seedlings with extreme variance in UFW (BNMH and CXYM) were selected for RAD-based genomic sequencing, while 2783 and 3033 contigs were assembled. Analysis of genome assembly data using GenomeScope revealed that both materials were diploid, and a total 22 756 valid SNPs were detected at the whole genome level using genome-wide association study (GWAS). High frequency-SNPs associated with UFW preferably located on LG9, and three candidate proteins were linked to the UFW trait. The results indicated that the physic nut germplasm collected from different regions of Yunnan exhibited a high level of genetic diversity and uniqueness, which should facilitate further studies on its molecular breeding.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |