Molecular Characterization of Some Soybean (Glycine Max L.) Varieties

Abstract

Global warming and the continuous increasing in human population have adverse effects on the food source. Soybean plays a significant role in human nutrition due to its high protein and fat content. In this study, the genetic relationship of 12 soybean varieties (Nova, Nazlican, SA88, Ataem7, Arısoy, A3127, Türksoy, Adasoy, Yemsoy, ANP2018, Yeşilsoy and Samsoy) was investigated using 6 IPBS markers. According to the results of the IPBS analysis, totally 44 polymorphic bands were obtained and the average polymorphism rate was 85.83%. The average number of polymorphic bands obtained per primer was determined as 7.33. The Dice similarity index between genotypes varied between 0.1 and 0.9091 with the average being 0.4506. According to the results of the analysis, the genotypes showing the closest relationship are Yeşilsoy and Arısoy varieties, while the farthest genotypes are Samsoy and Yemsoy. As a result, IPBS markers can be used effectively to characterize genotypes in the selection of suitable parents in soybean breeding programs. © 2021, Centenary University. All rights reserved.