Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (6): 1233-1243.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20240717

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Genetic diversity analysis and core collection construction of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) germplasm accessions

HONG Xiaa(), LU Jilaib, QI Huijuanc, CHEN Xiaoshangb,*()   

  1. Institute of Biotechnology; b. Institute of Vegetable Research; c. Division of Scientific Research Management and Development, Taizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Taizhou 318014, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2024-08-07 Online:2025-06-25 Published:2025-07-08

Abstract:

To explore the genetic relationships of different ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) germplasm accessions in Zhejiang Province to enhance their conservation, utilization, and provide foundational materials for breeding programs, the genetic diversity of 30 phenotypic traits for 80 ginger germplasm accessions were analyzed by correlation analysis, principal component analysis(PCA) and cluster analysis. Moreover, the core collection was constructed. The results showed that the genetic diversity index of 15 qualitative traits ranged from 0 to 0.85, with leaf color exhibiting the highest diversity. For 15 quantitative traits, the coefficient of variation (CV) ranged from 7.84% to 44.56%, with branch number showing the highest CV. Correlation analysis revealed that rhizome weight per plant showed highly significant positive correlation (P<0.01) with plant height, plant width, leaf length, leaf width, number of leaves on main stem, aboveground stem height, aboveground stem diameter, sub-rhizome length, and node number of sub-rhizomes, indicating that germplasm accessions with strong growth had higher yield. PCA extracted six principal components with a cumulative contribution rate of 62.423%. Cluster analysis classified the 80 accessions into six groups, with Groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ exhibiting taller plants, vigorous growth, and higher yields. A core collection comprising 36 superior accessions (45% of the total) was established through systematic stepwise clustering and priority sampling strategies. t-test confirmed that this core collection effectively represents the genetic variation of the original germplasms.

Key words: ginger, genetic diversity, phenotypic trait, core collection

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