Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding - Online first

Assessment of genetic diversity and population structure of almond germplasm in Van Province, Türkiye, using iPBS-retrotransposon-based markersOriginal Paper

Berna Sarman, Metin Koçak

Czech J. Genet. Plant Breed., X:X | DOI: 10.17221/12/2026-CJGPB  

The genetic characterisation of naturally occurring almond genotypes can guide the selection of genetic resources to be used in the breeding programme. Therefore, this study aims to assess the genetic diversity and population structure of almond germplasm comprising 50 accessions naturally occurring in Van, Türkiye, along with two commercial varieties (Pabuç and Dokuzoğuz). Thirteen inter-primer binding site (iPBS) retrotransposon markers generated a total of 102 bands, of which 95 were polymorphic. The average polymorphic band number per marker was 7.3, with a range of 5 to 13. A formula yielding a maximum of 0.5 resulted in polymorphic information...