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Genetic characterization and relationships of traditional grape cultivars from Transcaucasia and Anatolia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2007

José F. Vouillamoz ,
Patrick E. McGovern ,
Ali Ergul ,
Gökhan Söylemezoğlu ,
Giorgi Tevzadze ,
Carole P. Meredith  and
M. Stella Grando
José F. Vouillamoz*
Affiliation:
Istituto Agrario di San Michele all'Adige, Italy
Patrick E. McGovern
Affiliation:
Anthropology Museum, Applied Science Center for Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia, USA
Ali Ergul
Affiliation:
Institute of Biotechnology, Ankara University, 06500 Beşevler-Ankara, Turkey
Gökhan Söylemezoğlu
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Ankara University, 06110 Dışkapı-Ankara, Turkey
Giorgi Tevzadze
Affiliation:
Georgian Wine and Spirit, Tbilisi, Georgia
Carole P. Meredith
Affiliation:
Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, USA
M. Stella Grando
Affiliation:
Istituto Agrario di San Michele all'Adige, Italy
*
*Corresponding author: University of Neuchâtel, National Centre of Competence in Research ‘Plant Survival’, Rue Emile Argand 11, CH-2007 Neuchâtel, Switzerland. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

We present here the first large-scale genetic characterization of grape cultivars from Transcaucasia and Anatolia. These regions where wild grapes still grow in nature have been cultivating wine and table grapes for thousands of years and are considered the cradles of viticulture. Using 12 nuclear microsatellite markers, we genotyped 116 accessions of traditional grape cultivars from Armenia, Georgia and Turkey and we detected 17 identical genotypes and six homonymy cases, mainly within each national germplasm. Neighbour-joining analysis of genetic distance showed that each germplasm could have multiple origins and although they are now separated, they might have some common ancestors. In addition, four varieties from Western Europe included as outgroups turned out to be more related to Georgian cultivars than other germplasms, suggesting a possible ancient origin in Georgia. This work represents a first step towards germplasm management of this rich ampelographic heritage.

Keywords

Armeniagenetic relationshipGeorgiamicrosatelliteTurkeyVitis vinifera
Type
Research Article
Information
Plant Genetic Resources , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , August 2006 , pp. 144 - 158
Copyright
Copyright © NIAB 2006

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