Genetic structure analysis and core germplasm construction of Robinia pseudoacacia and its closely related species based on SNP

Abstract Robinia pseudoacacia is a forest biomass energy tree species with substantial potential for development and utilization. However, the lack of research on its genetic structure and the unclear genetic background of its germplasm resources impede the conservation and improvement of R. pseudoa...

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Main Authors: Haoran Wang, Yan Ma, Ruixue Wang, Dekui Zang, Xiaoyan Yu, Jingtao Li, Qichao Wu, Fengqi Zang
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Published: BMC 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06872-5
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author Haoran Wang
Yan Ma
Ruixue Wang
Dekui Zang
Xiaoyan Yu
Jingtao Li
Qichao Wu
Fengqi Zang
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Yan Ma
Ruixue Wang
Dekui Zang
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Qichao Wu
Fengqi Zang
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description Abstract Robinia pseudoacacia is a forest biomass energy tree species with substantial potential for development and utilization. However, the lack of research on its genetic structure and the unclear genetic background of its germplasm resources impede the conservation and improvement of R. pseudoacacia. In this study, Hyper-seq was used to identify the SNP of Robinia spp. (R. pseudoacacia and its closely related species). The genetic diversity and population structure of 105 Robinia spp. germplasm were analyzed, and a core germplasm bank was constructed. A total of 1,298,097 SNPs and 306,188 InDel polymorphic loci were obtained via mapping with the reference genome. Most of the mutations were detected in the intergenic region. For the 101 R. pseudoacacia samples, the polymorphism information content (PIC) was 0.100 and the nucleotide diversity (Pi) was 0.178, indicating a relatively low level of genetic diversity. Population genetics analysis was conducted based on the 1,312 filtered SNP loci. Phylogenetic relationships divided the entire population into three groups. Genetic structure and cross-validation error indicate low genetic divergence among the sampled individuals. Finally, 21 samples were selected as the core germplasms, accounting for 20% of the total samples. This study provided the basis for genetic research, germplasm protection and breeding of Robinia spp.
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spelling doaj-art-ceac0e53bc0f4a82a78d4e872ff96fdf2025-08-20T03:37:23ZengBMCBMC Plant Biology1471-22292025-07-0125111110.1186/s12870-025-06872-5Genetic structure analysis and core germplasm construction of Robinia pseudoacacia and its closely related species based on SNPHaoran Wang0Yan Ma1Ruixue Wang2Dekui Zang3Xiaoyan Yu4Jingtao Li5Qichao Wu6Fengqi Zang7College of Forestry, Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration for Silviculture of the Lower Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural UniversityCollege of Forestry, Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration for Silviculture of the Lower Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural UniversityShandong Province Forestry Protection and Development Service CenterCollege of Forestry, Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration for Silviculture of the Lower Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural UniversityShandong Province Forestry Protection and Development Service CenterShandong Province Forestry Protection and Development Service CenterCollege of Forestry, Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration for Silviculture of the Lower Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural UniversityCollege of Forestry, Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration for Silviculture of the Lower Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural UniversityAbstract Robinia pseudoacacia is a forest biomass energy tree species with substantial potential for development and utilization. However, the lack of research on its genetic structure and the unclear genetic background of its germplasm resources impede the conservation and improvement of R. pseudoacacia. In this study, Hyper-seq was used to identify the SNP of Robinia spp. (R. pseudoacacia and its closely related species). The genetic diversity and population structure of 105 Robinia spp. germplasm were analyzed, and a core germplasm bank was constructed. A total of 1,298,097 SNPs and 306,188 InDel polymorphic loci were obtained via mapping with the reference genome. Most of the mutations were detected in the intergenic region. For the 101 R. pseudoacacia samples, the polymorphism information content (PIC) was 0.100 and the nucleotide diversity (Pi) was 0.178, indicating a relatively low level of genetic diversity. Population genetics analysis was conducted based on the 1,312 filtered SNP loci. Phylogenetic relationships divided the entire population into three groups. Genetic structure and cross-validation error indicate low genetic divergence among the sampled individuals. Finally, 21 samples were selected as the core germplasms, accounting for 20% of the total samples. This study provided the basis for genetic research, germplasm protection and breeding of Robinia spp.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06872-5Robinia pseudoacaciaSNPGenetic diversityPopulation structureCore germplasm
spellingShingle Haoran Wang
Yan Ma
Ruixue Wang
Dekui Zang
Xiaoyan Yu
Jingtao Li
Qichao Wu
Fengqi Zang
Genetic structure analysis and core germplasm construction of Robinia pseudoacacia and its closely related species based on SNP
BMC Plant Biology
Robinia pseudoacacia
SNP
Genetic diversity
Population structure
Core germplasm
title Genetic structure analysis and core germplasm construction of Robinia pseudoacacia and its closely related species based on SNP
title_full Genetic structure analysis and core germplasm construction of Robinia pseudoacacia and its closely related species based on SNP
title_fullStr Genetic structure analysis and core germplasm construction of Robinia pseudoacacia and its closely related species based on SNP
title_full_unstemmed Genetic structure analysis and core germplasm construction of Robinia pseudoacacia and its closely related species based on SNP
title_short Genetic structure analysis and core germplasm construction of Robinia pseudoacacia and its closely related species based on SNP
title_sort genetic structure analysis and core germplasm construction of robinia pseudoacacia and its closely related species based on snp
topic Robinia pseudoacacia
SNP
Genetic diversity
Population structure
Core germplasm
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06872-5
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