Male and female strobilus production was assessed annually over a five-year period for a clonal seed orchard of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) in Korea. Clonal fertility and fertility variation, expressed by both sibling coefficient and coefficient of variation in strobilus production among 40 orchard clones, were reported. Fertility varied among clones and among years, producing five-year averages per ramet of 464.3 and 971.1 for female and male strobili, respectively. The correlation between female and male strobilus production was positive in each of the five years studied and statistically significant with the exception of one poor flowering year. The clonal status number (Ns), a measure of genetic diversity, was calculated based on the observed clonal fertility variation, varying from 27.6 (N = 40) in the poorest flowering year (2002) to 35.8 in the best year (2005). On average (pooled), the relative status number was 95% of the census number (N). Variation of female fertility was higher than that of male fertility for the five consecutive years, and the status numbers of female and male parents reflected this variation. The pooled Ns estimation from all five years was higher than any single year, implying that genetic diversity would increase when seeds collected from different years are pooled. Sexual asymmetry calculations showed that clonal contributions would be balanced between genders

북극지역에 분포하는 Saxifraga 속에 식물종들은 분류가 까다롭고 연구보고가 매우 적다. 북극권인 노르웨이령 Svalbard와 한국에서 수집된 16종의 Saxifraga 속 식물의 RAPD를 통하여 유전적 다형성을 비교하였다. 실험에 활용한 12 종류의 URP primer 중 4종의 primer를 이용하여 총 79개(44.8%)의 다형성을 가진 DNA 밴드를 선발하여 UPGMA 분석으로 유전적 다형성을 비교하였다. 그 결과 북극 Svalbard에서 수집된 9종의 Saxifraga 속 식물들이 한국에서 수집된 종들에 비해 유전적 다형성이 큰 것으로 확인되었다. 유사도 매트릭스를 활용한 분석 결과는 두 지역에 수집된 종들간에 비교적 뚜렷한 구룹을 형성하였으며, 한국 분포종의 RAPD는 북극 Svalbard 지역에 분포하는 종들에 비해 유사도가 높은 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 우리는 두 지역에 분포하는 종들 간의 형태적 유사성이 유전적 유사성과 일치하고 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 분석 결과를 통하여 두 지역간의 지리적 격리, 집단내 영양 생식, 그리고 두 지역간의 환경조건의 차이가 높은 수준의 유전적 다형성을 형성하는 요인이 될 것으로 추론할 수 있었다.

The genetic diversity among the genus Viola was evaluated using the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) method. A total of 142 distinct amplification fragments by 18 random primers were scored to perform the cluster analysis with UPGMA. Viola species from the subsection Patellares were clustered into group I to IV. The groups from I to IV were consistent with its morphological taxonomy, series Pinnatae, Chinensis, Variegatae, and Patellares in the subsection Patellares, respectively. Even though V. albida and V. albida var. takahasii were classified in Chinensis, they were assigned into group I. The cluster analysis separated other subsections from Patellares in the section Nomimium. Interestingly, V. verecunda and V. grypoceras in subsections Biobatae and Trigonocarpae, respectively, were clustered into group C with a high similarity coefficient. Therefore, RAPD analysis can be used for providing an alternative classification system to identify genotypes and morphological characters of Viola species.

우리나라에서 1913년부터 2002년까지 육성된 콩 91개 품종에 대하여 SSR 마커를 이용하여 유전적 다양성을 평가하고 유연관계를 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. Primer 20개를 이용하여 분석한 결과 총 149개의 대립 인자가 확인되었고, 각 유전좌별로 최소 3개(Satt477)에서 최대 15개(Sat036, Sat043)의 대립인자가 확인되었으며, primer당 평균 7.5개였다. 2. 우리나라 콩 육성품종들의 유전적 다양성은 0.424~0.905 의 범위로 평균 0.711이었고, Sat043가 0.905로 가장 높았고 SOYHSP176가 0.424로 가장 낮았다. 3. 비가중 평균 결합법에 의한 군집분석에서 90개 품종(검정콩 4호 제외)이 7개 그룹으로 분류되었으며, I 그룹은 26품종(28.6%), IV그룹은 24품종(26.4%) 및 VI그룹은 18품종(19.8%)이 속하는 큰 그룹이었다. 4. 유전적 다양성은 육성년대별로 1970년대(0.576)에 육성된 품종이 가장 낮았고, 1990년대(0.706)에 육성된 품종들이 가장 높았고, 용도별로는 장류 및 두부용콩 품종들이 가장 높았고(0.691), 풋콩 및 올콩 품종들이 가장 낮았으며(0.514), 육성모지별로는 큰 차이가 없었다. 5. 유전적거리는 육성년대 별로는 1969년 이전과 1970년대에 육성된 품종 간에 가장 가까웠고, 1970년대와 1990년대 육성된 품종 간에는 가장 멀었다. 용도별로는 장류 및 두부용콩 품종과 풋콩 및 올콩 품종 간에 가장 멀었고, 밥밑콩 품종과 풋콩 및 올콩 품종 간이 가장 가까웠다. 육성모지별 간에는 수원과 익산에서 육성된 품종 간에 멀었고, 밀양과 익산에서 육성된 품종 간에는 가까웠다.

Improvement of crop yield can be achieved through understanding genetic variation in reproductive characters and its impact on yield components. The present study was performed to evaluate genetic diversity for reproductive growth characters in exotic germplasm resources and to determine the relationships between developmental and growth periods with yield and yield components in soybean cultivar groups. For phenotypic evaluation such as reproductive and agronomic traits, a total of 80 indigenous and exotic soybean cultivars collected from four different geographical regions (China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam) were grown from May to November of 2003 at the Seoul National University Farm, Suwon, Korea (127~circ02 longitude, 37~circ26 latitude). Most of all the characters exhibited wide range of phenotypic variation, of which pod number, seed number, and plant yield showed greater range as compared to other characters. Korean cultivar groups showed greater diversity than the other cultivar groups in seven characters. Correlation analysis showed that days to flowering (DTF) and days to maturity (DTM) had close association with agronomic traits as well as yield and yield components. Both DTF and DTM had positive correlation with the other characters except one hundred seed weight. Stepwise multiple linear regression revealed that seed and pod number were identified as being significant for plant yield. The results in this study indicated wide variation in agronomic traits including DTF and DTM, suggesting the valuable genetic resources in a soybean breeding program.

Genetic diversity of Korean landrace rice accessions was assessed with microsatellite markers. The 214 alleles weregedfrom 3 for SSS locus to 37 for RM206 locus with an average number of 12.6 alleles per locus. Gene diversity values according tothe 17 mic

The objective of this study was to assess genetic diversity among 6 different wild ginseng populations from New York, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia, and to compare these wild populations to one cultivated population. RAPD markers were used to estimate the genetic difference among samples from the 7 populations. The 64 random primers were screened, and 15 primers were selected which exhibited the 124 highly reproducible polymorphic markers. The ratio of discordant bands to total bands scored was used to estimate the genetic distance within and among populations. Multidimensional scaling (MDS) of the relation matrix showed distinctive separation between wild and cultivated populations. The MDS result was confirmed using pooled chi-square tests for fragment homogeneity. This study suggests that RAPD markers can be used as population-specific markers for American ginseng.

Molecular-based genetic diversity for a set of 141 accessions of Korean barley cultivars and 24 accessions of foreign exotic cultivars were analyzed using random amplified polymorphic DNAs (RAPDs). Different level of genetic variability was observed with 30 random decamer primers in the Korean barley varieties and breeding lines which were preliminarily classified by morphological (hulled & hulless barley) and end-use (malting barley) and/or by the released periods. A total of 74 RAPD bands were scored, and the number of bands per primer varied from 1 to 7 with an average of 2.74. The hulled barley pool had one more marker genotype per primer than the hulless barley pool. The polymorphic information content (PIC) values based on the band pattern frequencies among genotypes varied depending on genetic pools where mean PICs of hulled, hulless and malting barleys were 0.62, 0.57, and 0.43, respectively. Certain genomic loci amplified by opR04, opF01, opB05, and opC13 were highly polymorphic with PIC>0.8. Patterns and temporal trends of genetic diversity assessed over the period from 1970s to 1990s had a tendency to increase, and in particular, this upward slant was quite clear and significant for the hulless barley pool. In the cluster analysis using genetic similarity matrix calculated from RAPD profiles, two major groups and several small subgroups were classified. Major grouping of materials was not affected by the presence of the husk but by their genetic background and the spike-row type. The validity of information on the genetic diversity and relationships between genotypes will have been reviewed to predict their yield potential.

국내~cdot 외 찰벼 111개 유전자원을 공시하여 수량구성요소, 아밀로스 함량, 알칼리 붕괴도등 작물학적 형질과 RAPD 분석을 통하여 유전적 다양성을 검토하였고, 이들을 이용한 유연관계 분석에 기초하여 품종군을 분류한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 작물학적 형질을 이용한 군집분석에서 찰벼 유전자원은 4개 군으로 분류되었으며, 1군에는 51종(46~%) 이 차지하였으며, II군과 III군에 각각 25종(22.5~%) , IV군에는 10종(9~%) 이 속하였다. 특히 국내 수집종은 I, II군에 대다수 포함되었고, III군에는 indica 유전자원과 amylose 함량이 높은 유전자원들이 대부분이 포함되었다. 2. RAPD분석을 통해 선발된 15개의 primer로 부터 117개의 밴드를 얻었고, 이 중 다형성 밴드는 81개 (69.2~%) 였다. 선발된 primer에서 증폭된 밴드의 수는 5~~12 개로 찰벼 유전자원은 평균 7.8개 였다. 3. RAPD에 의한 군집 분석시 9개 군으로 분류되었다. 전체 유전자원의 77~% 가 I군에 속하여 가장 큰 품종군으로 분류되었고, 그 외 II-IX군은 소군으로서 23~% 가 속하였다. 특히 I군에는 indica형과 조생종들이 많았고, 소군인 III-IX군에는 국내수집 유전자원들이 대부분이었다.