<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><italic>Ginkgo biloba</italic> L. is characterized by its high level of resistance to climatic conditions, diseases, and pests. In Slovakia, there is a rich collection of genetic resources of ginkgo consisting of 288 trees growing in 103 locations and providing valuable biological material for scientific research. There have been documented 45 trees of ginkgo older than 100 years (ranging from 112 to 242 years of age). Their dendrometrical parameters were recorded. For genomic imprinting, three types of microRNA-based markers were selected; highly conserved gb-miR160, moderately conserved gb-miR482 and the species-specific gb-miR75. The most efficient one can be considered the marker gb-miR482 with its genotype-unique miRNA profiles probably related to this marker functioning in the defence mechanisms of the ginkgo species. Unique miRNA loci were recorded in genomes of young ginkgo trees. We found that, by selecting the appropriate microRNA-based markers, it is possible to characterize the ginkgo genome in the context of microclimatic conditions.</p></abstract>

Ginkgo biloba L. is characterized by its high level of resistance to climatic conditions, diseases, and pests. In Slovakia, there is a rich collection of genetic resources of ginkgo consisting of 288 trees growing in 103 locations and providing valuable biological material for scientific research. There have been documented 45 trees of ginkgo older than 100 years (ranging from 112 to 242 years of age). Their dendrometrical parameters were recorded. For genomic imprinting, three types of microRNA-based markers were selected; highly conserved gb-miR160, moderately conserved gb-miR482 and the species-specific gb-miR75. The most efficient one can be considered the marker gb-miR482 with its genotype-unique miRNA profiles probably related to this marker functioning in the defence mechanisms of the ginkgo species. Unique miRNA loci were recorded in genomes of young ginkgo trees. We found that, by selecting the appropriate microRNA-based markers, it is possible to characterize the ginkgo genome in the context of microclimatic conditions.

Ecologically conditioned imprinting of miRNA-based profiles of <italic>Ginkgo biloba</italic> L. growing in Slovakia

Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

Folia Oecologica

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Ecologically conditioned imprinting of miRNA-based profiles of  L. growing in Slovakia

Ginkgo biloba L. is characterized by its high level of resistance to climatic conditions, diseases, and pests. In Slovakia, there is a rich collection of...

Ecologically conditioned imprinting of miRNA-based profiles of Ginkgo biloba L. growing in Slovakia

Published Online: May 27, 2019

Page range: 54 - 62

Received: Sep 27, 2018

Accepted: Apr 08, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2019-0008

Keywords
locality, molecular markers, Slovakia

© 2019 Katarína Ražná et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Ecologically conditioned imprinting of miRNA-based profiles of Ginkgo biloba L. growing in Slovakia

Published Online: May 27, 2019

Page range: 54 - 62

Received: Sep 27, 2018

Accepted: Apr 08, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2019-0008

Keywordslocality, molecular markers, Slovakia

© 2019 Katarína Ražná et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
locality, molecular markers, Slovakia