Caracterização morfológica e molecular em genótipos de coentro ( Coriandrum sativum L.) e estudo da variabilidade genética em progênies de meios irmãos na cultivar Verdão.

Abstract

A large number of producers are involved in the cultivation of coriander(Coriandrum sativum L.) throughout the year in Brazil, making it a crop of social and economic importance. In order to preserve traditional varieties, it is necessary to harvest and conserve them as well as characterize them both morphologically as well as molecularly so that information may be obtained regarding diversity.Throughout nearly the entire Northeast Region, the Verdão variety is used. Genetic variability studies on coriander are important for the proper planning of genetic improvement programs. The aim of the present study for objectives to characterize morphological and molecular genotypes of coriander, to study the genetic similarity between them and to quantify the genetic variability of variety Verdão,through the evaluation of offspring from half-siblings, for agronomic characters. The following 10 varieties of coriander were used: Americano, Asteca, HTV-9299, Palmeira,Português, Santo, Supéria, Tabocas, Tapacurá and Verdão; as well as 55 offspring from half-siblings of the Verdão variety. Differences between varieties were identified through morphological characteristics. Genetic similarity between varieties was estimated based on both morphological characteristics and ISSR molecular markers. Two dendrograms were generated from the data, with the formation of two distinct clusters in each dendrogram. The ratio between the genetic variation and environmental coefficients (CVg/CVe) regarding the number of bolted plants was 0.27, indicating that selection for bolting presents more favorable conditions in terms of immediate genetic gains.