Department of Systems and Synthetic biology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.
Department of Molecular Plant Physiology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.
PLoS One. 2021 Apr 23;16(4):e0241162. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241162. eCollection 2021.
Iran is one of the origins of some Salicornia species. Nevertheless, comprehensive research has not been conducted on genetic potential, distribution, selection of populations, and the economic utilization of Salicornia in Iran. In the current study, Salicornia was collected based on the previous data available for 26 different geographical locations of provinces in Iran. We examined Salicornia plants' universality DNA barcodes, including rbcL, matK, trnH-psbA, and ITS, and their species identification abilities and identified six species groups. Subsequently, accurate modeling of distributed areas was provided with MAXENT and highlighted the valuable information on the diversity of specific geographical regions, conservation status of existing species, prioritization of conservation areas, and selection of Agro-Ecological areas. Together, this type of integrative study will provide useful information for managing and utilizing Salicornia genetic resources in Iran.
伊朗是一些盐角草物种的起源地之一。然而，针对伊朗盐角草的遗传潜力、分布、种群选择以及经济利用，尚未开展全面的研究。在本研究中，根据伊朗 26 个不同省份的现有数据，收集了盐角草。我们检测了盐角草植物的通用 DNA 条码，包括 rbcL、matK、trnH-psbA 和 ITS，并评估了它们的物种鉴定能力，确定了 6 个种组。随后，利用 MAXENT 提供了分布区域的精确建模，并突出了特定地理区域多样性、现有物种保护状况、保护区域优先级以及农业生态区选择等方面的有价值信息。总的来说，这种综合性研究将为管理和利用伊朗盐角草遗传资源提供有用的信息。
