A study of Genetic Relationships of Crocus Taxa, Series Biflori (Iridaceae) from Bulgaria by ISSR Markers

Authors

  • Elena Apostolova Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, Plovdiv University
  • Tsvetanka Raycheva Department of Botany and Agrometeorology, Agricultural University – Plovdiv
  • Kiril Stoyanov Department of Botany and Agrometeorology, Agricultural University – Plovdiv
  • Samir Naimov Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, Plovdiv University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7546/CRABS.2022.07.07

Keywords:

ISSR, Crocus, C. biflorus, sect. Nudiscapus

Abstract

The taxonomy of the genus Crocus ser. Nudiscapus and the relationship between species in the genus are complicated and often contradictory. In this study, the genetic diversity and molecular markers’ pattern variation among members of the C. biflorus group in Bulgaria were evaluated. For this study, five Crocus L. species from 15 natural populations were collected and assessed using the ISSR marker system. The data obtained was consolidated in a consensus tree, revealing a high degree of genetic variability among the studied species, as well as among the specimens inside the group.

Author Biographies

Elena Apostolova, Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, Plovdiv University

Mailing Address:
Department of Plant Physiology
and Molecular Biology,
Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”
24 Tsar Assen St
4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria

E-mail: eapostolova@uni-plovdiv.bg

Tsvetanka Raycheva, Department of Botany and Agrometeorology, Agricultural University – Plovdiv

Mailing Address:
Department of Botany
and Agrometeorology,
Agricultural University – Plovdiv
12 Mendeleev Blvd
4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria

E-mail: raicheva@au-plovdiv.bg

Kiril Stoyanov, Department of Botany and Agrometeorology, Agricultural University – Plovdiv

Mailing Address:
Department of Botany
and Agrometeorology,
Agricultural University – Plovdiv
12 Mendeleev Blvd
4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria

E-mail: k_stoyanov@au-plovdiv.bg

Samir Naimov, Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, Plovdiv University

Mailing Address:
Department of Plant Physiology
and Molecular Biology,
Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”
24 Tsar Assen St
4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria

E-mail: naimov0@uni-plovdiv.bg

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Published

29-07-2022

How to Cite

[1]
E. Apostolova, T. Raycheva, K. Stoyanov, and S. Naimov, “A study of Genetic Relationships of Crocus Taxa, Series Biflori (Iridaceae) from Bulgaria by ISSR Markers”, C. R. Acad. Bulg. Sci., vol. 75, no. 7, pp. 992–999, Jul. 2022.

Issue

Vol. 75 No. 7 (2022)

Section

Biology

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