Abstract

Ten accessions of wild Borago officinaliswere collected during missions in the course of aresearch activity carried out on plants producingnutraceutical compounds. The aim was to identifypopulations that produce a higher content ofc-linolenic acid, as this compound has importanttherapeutic properties and has been used in medicaltests to treat rheumatoid arthritis, eczema, and psoriasiswith good therapeutical results. The present studyreports on the characterization of both the polyunsaturatedfatty acid composition and on genetic diversityestimated by means of AFLP markers in severalB. officinalis accessions collected in Southern Italyand grown in isolation by means of screen housesspecifically designed for each single population.Polyunsaturated fatty acid were found in differentamounts in all investigated accessions. The populationswere very variable at the molecular level, edthat similarity based on Jaccard's index rangedbetween 0.330 and 0.742. Our investigations allowedus to identify a population that may be considered as agood source of GL

Autore Pugliese

• De Lisi Antonino , Blanco Emanuela , Sonnante Gabriella , Laghetti Gaetano

Tutti gli autori

• A. De Lisi; V. Montesano;D. Negro; G. Sarli; E. Blanco; G. Sonnante; G. Laghetti

Titolo volume/Rivista

Genetic resources and crop evolution

Anno di pubblicazione

2014

ISSN

0925-9864

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