Development of genic SSR markers from transcriptome sequences of Baeckea Frutescens (Cucur Atap) for genetic diversity assessment

Nur Nabilah Alias, . and Lee Chai Ting, . and Nurul Farhanah Zakaria, . and Lee Soon Leong, . and Ng Kit Kevin Siong, . and Ng Chin Hong, . and Lee Hong Tnah, . and Norlia Basherudin, . Development of genic SSR markers from transcriptome sequences of Baeckea Frutescens (Cucur Atap) for genetic diversity assessment. pp. 15-25. ISSN 1985-0484

Baeckea frutescens or Cucur Atap is a medicinal plant that has been traditionally used as herbal medicine and has great potential for pharmaceutical application due to its biological properties. The increasing demand for B. frutescens herbal medicinal products has led to its over-exploitation. Therefore it is crucial to generate baseline genetic information in order to formulate conservation and breeding programmes for this species. In this study a total of 26 polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers have been developed in B. frutescens based on the leaf transcriptome sequence data obtained via next generation sequencing (NGS) technology. These markers were evaluated using 32 individuals from Forest Research Institute Malaysia Research Station in Setiu Terengganu. The mean number of alleles was two and the average expected (HE) and observed heterozygosity (Ho) were 0.484 and 0.900 respectively. Cluster analysis revealed high genetic similarity among the individuals whereby many of them were of the same clones. It is essential to assess more individuals from other populations for better understanding on the genetic diversity of this useful medicinal plant.

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Abstract

Baeckea frutescens or Cucur Atap is a medicinal plant that has been traditionally used as herbal medicine and has great potential for pharmaceutical application due to its biological properties. The increasing demand for B. frutescens herbal medicinal products has led to its over-exploitation. Therefore it is crucial to generate baseline genetic information in order to formulate conservation and breeding programmes for this species. In this study a total of 26 polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers have been developed in B. frutescens based on the leaf transcriptome sequence data obtained via next generation sequencing (NGS) technology. These markers were evaluated using 32 individuals from Forest Research Institute Malaysia Research Station in Setiu Terengganu. The mean number of alleles was two and the average expected (HE) and observed heterozygosity (Ho) were 0.484 and 0.900 respectively. Cluster analysis revealed high genetic similarity among the individuals whereby many of them were of the same clones. It is essential to assess more individuals from other populations for better understanding on the genetic diversity of this useful medicinal plant.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Medicinal plants
AGROVOC Term:	Pharmaceutical products
AGROVOC Term:	Plant breeding
AGROVOC Term:	analysis
AGROVOC Term:	Cluster sampling
AGROVOC Term:	Genetic diversity within species
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9929

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