Genetic resources of common ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) in Poland.

Autor: Meger J; Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki University, Chodkiewicza 30, Bydgoszcz, 85-064, Poland. warmbier@ukw.edu.pl., Kozioł C; Szklarska Poręba Forest District, Krasińskiego 6, Szklarska Poręba, 58-580, Poland., Pałucka M; Kostrzyca Forest Gene Bank, Miłków 300, Miłków, 58-535, Poland., Burczyk J; Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki University, Chodkiewicza 30, Bydgoszcz, 85-064, Poland., Chybicki IJ; Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki University, Chodkiewicza 30, Bydgoszcz, 85-064, Poland. igorchy@ukw.edu.pl.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC plant biology [BMC Plant Biol] 2024 Mar 13; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 186. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 13.
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-04886-z
Abstrakt: Background: Knowledge of genetic structure and the factors that shape it has an impact on forest management practices. European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) has declined dramatically throughout its range as a result of a disease caused by the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus. Despite the need for conservation and restoration of the species, genetic data required to guide these efforts at the country level are scarce. Thereofore, we studied the chloroplast and nuclear genetic diversity of 26 natural common ash populations (1269 trees) in Poland.
Results: Chloroplast polymorphisms grouped the populations into two geographically structured phylogenetic lineages ascribed to different glacial refugia (the Balkans and the Eastern Alps). However, the populations demonstrated high genetic diversity (mean A R = 12.35; mean H o = 0.769; mean H e = 0.542) but low differentiation based on nuclear microsatellites (F ST = 0.045). Significant spatial genetic structure, consistent with models of isolation by distance, was detected in 14 out of 23 populations. Estimated effective population size was moderate-to-high, with a harmonic mean of 57.5 individuals per population.
Conclusions: Genetic diversity was not homogeneously distributed among populations within phylogenetic gene pools, indicating that ash populations are not equal as potential sources of reproductive material. Genetic differences among populations could be related to their histories, including founder effects or gene flow between evolutionary lineages (admixture). Our results suggest that ash stands across Poland could be treated as two main management units (seed zones). Therefore, despite the homogenizing effect of pollen gene flow known for this species, the genetic structure should be taken into account in the management of the genetic resources of the common ash. Although ash dieback poses an additional challenge for the management of genetic resources, efforts should be directed towards protecting populations with high genetic diversity within defined phylogenetic units, as they may be an important source of adaptive variation for future stands.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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