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Systematics Section/ASPT

Gardner, Elliot M. [1], Zerega, Nyree J.C. [2].

Population genetics and species limits of wild and cultivated Artocarpus odoratissimus Blanco (Moraceae): insights into the domestication of an underutilized crop.

The genus Artocarpus J.R. Forst. and G. Forst. (Moraceae) contains about 70 species of monoecious trees, with a center of diversity in the lowland tropical forests of Malesia. In addition to well-known species such as A. altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg (breadfruit) and A. heterophyllus Lam. (jackfruit), the genus contains numerous other underutilized crops. Among these is Artocarpus odoratissimus Blanco. Native to the lowland dipterocarp forests of Borneo, A. odoratissimus is widely cultivated in the Malaysian state of Sabah for its fragrant, edible fruits (syncarps). A putative wild form is characterized by smaller syncarps, less frequent flowering, and different vegetative characters, but the genetic diversity and domestication history of this species have not been previously characterized. We present preliminary results of a population genetic and phylogenetic analysis of wild and cultivated A. odoratissimus from Sabah based on nuclear and chloroplast SSRs and sequences to elucidate the genetic diversity, intra-species relationships, and domestication history of this locally prized but underutilized crop.


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1 - Northwestern University / Chicago Botanic Garden, Plant Biology And Conservation, 1000 Lake Coom Road, Glencoe, IL, 60022, USA
2 - Northwestern University, Program In Biological Sciences, 2205 Tech Drive, 2-144 Hogan Hall, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA

Keywords:
moraceae
domestication
underutilized crops
systematics
population genetics.

Presentation Type: Oral Paper:Papers for Sections
Session: 18
Location: Salmon/Boise Centre
Date: Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
Time: 11:00 AM
Number: 18012
Abstract ID:304
Candidate for Awards:None


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