Analysis of genetic diversity based on molecular markers (AFLP) and of heterosis in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) [Elektronische Ressource] / by Mahmoud Mohamed Zeid

Analysis of genetic diversity based on molecular markers (AFLP) and of heterosis in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) Doctoral Dissertation submitted for the degree of Doctor of Agricultural Sciences of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Georg-August-University Göttingen Germany by Mahmoud Mohamed Zeid from Alexandria, Egypt Göttingen, February 2003 D7 Referent : Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Link Korreferent : Prof. Dr. Reiner Finkeldey Tag der mündlichen Prüfung : 6 Februar 2003 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Importance and production of faba bean 1 1.2 Distribution 3 1.3 Breding 4 2 Objectives 8 3 Plant material 9 4 Results and discussion 14 4.1 Production and scoring of the AFLP markers (I, II, III) 14 4.2 Consistency of the AFLP banding pattern (I, II) 14 4.3 The appropriate genetic similarity coefficient (II) 16 4.4 Clustering and Principal Coordinate analysis (I, II, III) 16 4.5 Applications of AFLP markers in faba bean breeding 19 4.5.1 Genetic diversity studies (I, II, III) 19 4.5.2 Prediction of hybrid performance and heterosis (III) 19 5 Sumary 22 6 Zusamenfasung 237 Arabic sumary 24 8 References 25 The Roman numbers from I-III refer to the manuscripts presented in the pages to follow.