TY  - EJOU
AU  - EA, Espinoza Sánchez 
AU  - Espino, H Silos 
AU  - Benitez, S Flores 
AU  - Montero, LL Valera 
AU  - Salazar, E Rodríguez 
AU  - Vázquez, C Gallegos 
AU  - Lara, F Guevara 
AU  - Chavira, M González 
AU  - Maldonado, HS Guzmán 

TI  - Cladistics of Mexican nopal genotypes (<i>Opuntia</i> spp.) based on AFLP markers and fruit characters
T2  - Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany

PY  - 2014
VL  - 83
IS  - all
SN  - 1851-5657

AB  - Dendrograms were constructed based on AFLP markers and a table was used to group fruit characters of wild and cultivated genotypes of Mexican nopal (<i>Opuntia</i> spp.). The AFLP dendrogram obtained using ≈57.5 markers (from primers <i>Mse</i> I-CAC/<i>Eco</i> RI-AAG) did not agree with the known taxonomic classification for this species. Additionally, a complementary table for fruit characters (morphological and °Brix) showed a wide range for wild genotypes, e.g. from 21-22 °Brix for ‘Tapón Blanco’ and ‘Guilanche’ genotypes, to 5.0-8.2 °Brix for xoconostles (acidic fruits). Even though there were some divergences with taxonomic classification, it is expected that both genetic and physicochemical information would contribute to a more appropriate identification of <i>Opuntia</i> genotypes that, in turn, may be used in breeding programs of this genus.
KW  - Molecular Characterization
KW  -  <i>Opuntia</i>
KW  -  AFLP
KW  -  Dendrogram
KW  -  Fruit morphology

DO  - 10.32604/phyton.2014.83.299