Assessment of genetic diversity and population structure of Malus sieversii and Malus niedzwetzkyana from Kazakhstan using high-throughput genotyping

• Published in: Tree genetics & genomes Vol. 21; no. 4; p. 21
• Main Authors: Taskuzhina, Aisha, Yanin, Kirill, Khusnitdinova, Marina, Kapytina, Anastasiya, Pozharskiy, Alexandr, Nurtaza, Aidana, Kakimzhanova, Almagul, Khan, Awais, Gritsenko, Dilyara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Airborne microorganisms; Apples; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Blight; Breeding; Cloning; Clustering; Conservation; Crop diseases; Cultivation; Disease resistance; Forestry; Forests; Fruit cultivation; Fruits; Gene flow; Genetic diversity; Genetic resources; Genetic variability; Genotyping; Heterogeneity; Heterozygosity; Insects; Life Sciences; Malus niedzwetzkyana; Malus sieversii; National parks; Original Article; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Population genetics; Population structure; Populations; Powdery mildew; Principal components analysis; Protected areas; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Tree Biology; Uzbekistan; Central Asia; Kazakhstan; China; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Disease resistance; SNP-genotyping; Axiom SNP array; Wild apple

Malus sieversii, the primary progenitor of domesticated apples and a vital genetic resource in Kazakhstan, faces increasing threats from aging, degradation, diseases, and insect infestations despite ongoing conservation efforts and the establishment of genetic reserves. The aim of our work was to ex...