conference schedule and program with abstracts - Horticulture ...
conference schedule and program with abstracts - Horticulture ...
conference schedule and program with abstracts - Horticulture ...
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
O-44<br />
The Turkish grape (Vitis vinifera L.) SSR database<br />
A. Ergül 1 *, Y. Boz 2 , G. Söylemezoğlu 3 , K. Kazan 4 , H. Çelik 3 , M. Bakır 1 , P. Çelikkol 1 , N.<br />
Yıldırım 1 , C. Yüksel 1 , A.S. Yaşasın 2 , C. Özer 2<br />
1 Ankara University, Biotechnology Institute, Ankara, Turkey; 2 Ministry of Agriculture <strong>and</strong> Rural<br />
Affairs, Institute of Viticulture, Tekirdağ, Turkey; 3 Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture,<br />
Department of <strong>Horticulture</strong>, Ankara, Turkey; 4 Commonwealth Scientific <strong>and</strong> Industrial Research<br />
Organization (CSIRO) Plant Industry, Queensl<strong>and</strong> Bioscience Precinct, St. Lucia, Queensl<strong>and</strong>,<br />
Australia<br />
<br />
*Corresponding author: ergul@agri.ankara.edu.tr<br />
Turkey has rich grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) germplasm, possibly owing to the fact that Anatolia<br />
(Asian part of Turkey) is considered as a likely center of cultivated grapevine (McGovern, 2003)<br />
<strong>and</strong> wild grape diversity (Arroya-Garcia et al., 2006 ). Recently, in an attempt to preserve grape<br />
genetic resources, a grape germplasm repository called the "National Grapevine Germplasm<br />
Vineyard” has been established at the Institute of Viticulture in Tekirdağ, Turkey. This collection<br />
currently contains approximately 1150 grapevine accessions collected from different<br />
geographical regions over more than 30 years (Çelik 2000). Despite some ampelographic studies<br />
conducted on this collection, to date very few studies have been carried out for genetic<br />
characterization of this grape germplasm at the molecular level. A project (Project number: 105<br />
G 078) has been started <strong>with</strong> the support of the Scientific <strong>and</strong> Technical Research Council of<br />
Turkey (TUBITAK-KAMAG) <strong>and</strong> the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture <strong>and</strong> Rural Affairs for the<br />
genetic characterization of this collection <strong>and</strong> development of “The Turkish Grape (Vitis vinifera<br />
L.) SSR Database”. By the end of the project, genetic identification of the 1115 grape cultivars<br />
will have been performed <strong>with</strong> 21 SSR (Simple Sequence Repeats) loci. Within the scope of the<br />
study, genetic parameters (allele size, allele number, heterozygosity rate etc.) of grape cultivars<br />
have been identified on the basis of national <strong>and</strong> regional levels. The number of homonym<br />
grapes was detected as 143, while the number of synonym <strong>and</strong> identical grapes was 178. Out of a<br />
total of 1115 grapes analyzed, 854 cultivars were identified apart from the synonym, homonym<br />
<strong>and</strong> identical cases. Studies on the development of the associated database are currently ongoing.<br />
The data reported here can be directly compared <strong>with</strong> other studies in other countries that used<br />
these SSR markers on grape.<br />
64