African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Genetic characterisation of avocado (Persea americana Mill.) in two regions of Ghana

Janice Dwomoh Abraham*
  • Janice Dwomoh Abraham*
  • Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
  • Google Scholar
Jemmy F. Takrama
  • Jemmy F. Takrama
  • Faculty of Science and Environment Education, University of Education, Winneba - Mampong Campus, P. O. Box 40, Mampong Ashanti - Ghana.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 04 July 2014
  •  Accepted: 12 November 2014
  •  Published: 17 December 2014

References

Acheampong AK, Akromah R, Ofori FA, Takrama JF, Saada D, Bitton I, Lavi U (2008). Genetic characterization of Ghanaian avocados using microsatellite markers. J. Amer. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 133(6):801-809.
 
Alcaraz ML, Hormaza JI (2007). Molecular characterization and genetic diversity in an avocado collection of cultivars and local Spanish genotypes using SSRs. Hereditas 144:244-253.
Crossref
 
Aldrich J, Cullis CA (1993). RAPD analysis in flax: optimization of field and reproducibility using Klen Tag 1 DNA polymerase, chelex 100 and gel purification of genomic DNA. Plant Mol. Biol. Rep. 11:128-141.
Crossref
 
Ashworth VETM, Clegg MT (2003). Microsatellite markers in avocado (Persea Americana Mill.): genealogical relationships among cultivated avocado genotypes. J. Hered. 94:407-415.
Crossref
 
Bassam J, Caetano-Anolles G, Gresshoff PM (1991). Fast and sensitive silver staining of DNA in polyacrylamide gels. Anal. Biochem. 196:80-83.
Crossref
 
Bergh BO (1969). Avocado. In: Ferwerda, F. P. and Wit, F. (Eds.), Outlines of perennial crop breeding in the tropics. Landbonwhogeschool, Wageningen, Netherlands. pp. 23-51.
 
Bergh BO (1995). Avocado. In Smartt, J. and Simmonds, N. W. (Eds.), Evolution of crop plants. Harlow: Longman Scientific and Technical. pp. 240-245.
 
Bergh BO, Lahav E (1996). Avocados. In Janick, J. and Moore, J. N. (Eds.), Fruit Breeding, 1: Tree and Tropical Fruits. New York: John Wiley and Sons. pp. 113-166.
 
Bergh BO, Scora RW, Storey WB (1973). A comparison of leaf terpenes in Persea subgenus Persea. Bot. Gaz. 134:130-134.
Crossref
 
Campbell CW, Malo SE (1976). A survey of avocado cultivars. In: Sauls, J. W., Phillips, R. L. and Jackson, L. K. (eds.). The avocado. Proc. 1st Sub-Tropical Fruit Short Course. Univ. Florida Coop. Ext. Serv. pp. 20-24.
 
Felsenstein J (1989). PHYLIP - Phylogenetic inference package, version 3.2. Cladistics 5: 164-166.
 
Food and Agricultural Organisation Statistical Database (FAOSTAT Database) (2001). Food and Agricultural Organisation, United Nation, Rome. 
 
Furnier GH, Cummings MP, Clegg MT (1990). Evolution of the avocados as revealed by DNA-restriction site variation. J. Hered. 81:183-188.
 
Goldstein DB, Linares AR, Cavalli-Sforza LL, Feldman M (1995). Genetic absolute dating based on microsatellites and the origin of modern humans. PNAS 92:6723-6727.
Crossref
 
Goldstein DB, Pollock PD (1997). A review of mutation processes and methods of phylogenetic inference. J. Hered. 88:335-342.
Crossref
 
Gutiérrez-Diez A, Martinez-de la Cerda J, Garcia-Zambrano EA, Iracheta-Donjuan L, Ocampo-Morales JD, Cerda-Hurtado IM (2009). Study of genetic diversity of native avocado in León, México. Rev. Fitotec. Mex. 32(1):9-18.
 
Jarne P, Lagoda JL (1996). Microsatellites-from molecules to populations and back. Trends Ecol. Evol. 11: 424-429.
Crossref
 
Knight RJ Jr. (2002). History, distribution and uses. In: Whiley A. W., Schaffer, B. and Wolstenholme, B. N. (Eds.), The avocado: botany, production and uses. UK: CAB International, city. pp. 1-14.
Crossref
 
Lavi U, Hillel J, Vainstein A, Lahav E, Sharon D (1991). Application of DNA fingerprints for identification and genetic analysis of avocado. JASHS 116: 1078-1081.
 
Liu K, Muse S (2004). Power Marker: new genetic data analysis software, version 3.25.
 
Menz M, Klein RR, Unruh NC, Rooney WL, Klein PE, Mullet JE (2004). Genetic diversity of public inbreds of sorghum determined by mapped AFLP and SSR markers. Crop Sci. 44: 1236-1244.
Crossref
 
Mhameed S, Sharon D, Hillel J, Lahav E, Kaufman D, Lavi U (1996). Level of heterozygosity and mode of inheritance of variable number of tandem repeat loci in avocado. JASHS 121:778-782.
 
Mhameed S, Sharon D, Kaufman D, Lahav E, Hillel J, Degani C, Lavi U (1997). Genetic relationships within avocado (Persea americana Mill) cultivars and between Persea species. Theor. Appl. Genet. 94:279-286.
Crossref
 
Morton JF (1987). Fruits of warm climates. Julia F. Morton, Miami, Florida, 505 pp.
 
Nei M (1973). Analysis of gene diversity in subdivided populations. PNAS 70: 3321-3323.
Crossref
 
Pejie I, Ajmone-Marsan P, Morgante M, Kozumplick V, Castiglioni P, Taramino G, Motto M (1998). Comparative analysis of genetic similarity among maize inbred lines detected by RFLPs, RAPDs, SSRs, and AFLPs. Theor. Appl. Genet. 97: 1248-1255.
Crossref
 
Queller DC, Strassmann JE, Hughes CR (1993). Microsatellites and kinship. Trends Ecol. Evol. 8: 285-288.
Crossref
 
Rhodes AM, Malo SE, Campbell CW, Carmer SG (1971). A numerical taxonomic study of the avocado (Persea americana Mill.). JASHS 96:391-395.
 
Röder MS, Plaschke J, Konig SU Börner A, Sorrells ME, Tanksley SD, Ganal MW (1995). Abundance, variability and chromosomal location of microsatellites in wheat. Theor. Appl. Genet. 246: 327-333.
 
Saitou N, Nei M (1987). The Neighbour-joining method: A new method for constructing phylogenetic trees. Mol. Biol. Evol. 4: 406-425.
 
Schnell RJ, Brown JS, Olano CT, Power EJ, Krol CA (2003). Evaluation of avocado germplasm using microsatellite markers. JASHS 128: 881- 889.
 
Sharon D, Cregan PB, Mhameed S, Kusharska K, Hillel J, Lahav E, Lavi U (1997). An integrated genetic linkage map of avocado. Theor. Appl. Genet. 95: 911-921.
Crossref
 
Smith JSC, Chin ECL, Shu H Smith OS, Wall SJ, Senior ML, Mitchel SE, Kresovich S, Ziegle J (1997). An evaluation of the utility of SSR loci as molecular markers in maize (Zea mays L.): comparisons with data from RFLPs and pedigree. Theor. Appl. Genet. 95:163-173.
Crossref
 
Sneath PHA, Sokal RR (1973). Numerical Taxonomy. Freeman, San Francisco. 573pp.
 
Sunnucks P (2000). Efficient genetic markers for population biology. Trends Ecol. Evol. 15:199-203.
Crossref
 
Taah KJ, Alderson PG, Power JB (2003). Molecular approaches for the characterization of Ghanaian avocado pear (Persea americana Mill.) germplasm. Proceedings: V World Avocado Congress (Actas V Congreso Mundial del Aguacate), 19-24th October 2003 Granda Malaga, Spain.
 
Taramino G, Tarchini R, Ferrario S, Lee M, Pè ME (1997). Characterization and mapping of simple sequence repeats (SSRs) in Sorghum bicolor. Theor. Appl. Genet. 95: 66-72.
Crossref
 
Uptmoor R, Wenzel W, Friedt W, Donaldson G, Ayisi K, Ordon F (2003). Comparative analysis on the genetic relatedness of Sorghum bicolor accession from Southern African RAPDs, AFLPs and SSRs. Theor. Appl. Genet. 106:1316-1325.
 
Verheij EWM, Coronel RE (Eds.) (1991). Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Research of South-East Asia. 2, Wagneningen, The Netherlands.