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In order to give insights into the origin and historical selection process of Tunisian apricot propagated by grafting, 31 cultivars from three areas presenting contrasting ecological conditions – Kairouan, Testour and Ras Jbel were compared to cultivars from Europe, North America, North Africa, Turkey, Iran and China, using 234 AFLP markers. The phenetic analysis allowed to distinguish 5 clusters, the four previously defined groups: – ‘diversification’, ‘geographically adaptable’, ‘continental European’ and ‘Mediterranean’ – groups and the Tunisian one. The partitioning of genetic diversity within and between cultivar groups assessed according to the Bayesian approach and assuming Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, showed a loss of 21.81–38.49% of genetic diversity in Tunisian apricot compared to Mediterranean and diversification groups, respectively. Genetic variation occurred within Tunisian subgroups rather than among (FST = 0.060) evidencing a narrow genetic pool. Mediterranean and Tunisian groups were the least differentiated. Comparing them, 24 AFLP fragments discriminated the Mediterranean group from the Tunisian group but most of them where also shared by the other groups. Strongly differentiated gene pool and low genetic diversity are probably the result of bottleneck effects linked to the occurrence of propagation by seedlings rather than by grafting during the introduction periods in the North and the Centre of Tunisia. This study points at the propagation by seedlings as an important factor which should be taken into account to understand the evolution of apricot in South Mediterranean areas.
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Khadari, B., Krichen, L., Lambert, P. et al. Genetic Structure in Tunisian Apricot, Prunus armeniaca L., Populations Propagated by Grafting: A Signature of Bottleneck Effects and Ancient Propagation by Seedlings. Genet Resour Crop Evol 53, 811–819 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-004-5721-0
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