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Population Genetics and Biodiversity Conservation of Nut Trees
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Population Genetics and Biodiversity Conservation of Nut Trees

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Ecology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2022) | Viewed by 1975

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Claudia Mattioni

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Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 05010 Porano, Italy
Interests: genetic diversity; genetic analysis; PCR; conservation; genomics; population genetics; molecular biology; genetics; genotyping; phylogenetic analysis
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Dear Colleagues,

The present-day distribution patterns of plant species are the results of complex interactions between biological, physical, and social cultural processes. This is particularly true for nut trees that have experienced human domestication. Monitoring the extant biodiversity is a priority for conservation and breeding programs. This Special Issue on “Population Genetics and Biodiversity Conservation of Nut Trees” aims to improve the knowledge of geographic distribution and germplasm characterization of nut trees. We encourage the submission of original research papers as well as review papers dealing with new advances in tree population genetics, adaptive genetics, landscape genomics, conservation genetics, and breeding.

Dr. Claudia Mattioni
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • nut tress
  • population genetics
  • biodiversity
  • conservation
  • breeding

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Application of MaxEnt Modeling and HRM Analysis to Support the Conservation and Domestication of Gevuina avellana Mol. in Central Chile
by Mario René Moya-Moraga and César Pérez-Ruíz
Plants 2022, 11(20), 2803; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11202803 - 21 Oct 2022
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The Chilean hazelnut (Gevuina avellana Mol., Proteaceae) is a native tree of Chile and Argentina of edible fruit-type nut. We applied two approaches to contribute to the development of strategies for mitigation of the effects of climate change and anthropic activities [...] Read more.
The Chilean hazelnut (Gevuina avellana Mol., Proteaceae) is a native tree of Chile and Argentina of edible fruit-type nut. We applied two approaches to contribute to the development of strategies for mitigation of the effects of climate change and anthropic activities in G. avellana. It corresponds to the first report where both tools are integrated, the MaxEnt model to predict the current and future potential distribution coupled with High-Resolution Melting Analysis (HRM) to assess its genetic diversity and understand how the species would respond to these changes. Two global climate models: CNRM-CM6-1 and MIROC-ES2L for four Shared Socioeconomic Pathways: 126, 245, 370, and 585 (2021–2040; 2061–2080) were evaluated. The annual mean temperature (43.7%) and water steam (23.4%) were the key factors for the distribution current of G. avellana (AUC = 0.953). The future prediction model shows to the year 2040 those habitat range decreases at 50% (AUC = 0.918). The genetic structure was investigated in seven natural populations using eight EST-SSR markers, showing a percentage of polymorphic loci between 18.69 and 55.14% and low genetic differentiation between populations (Fst = 0.052; p < 0.001). According to the discriminant analysis of principal components (DAPC) we identified 10 genetic populations. We conclude that high-priority areas for protection correspond to Los Avellanos and Punta de Águila populations due to their greater genetic diversity and allelic richness. Full article
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