@article{fdi:010053123, title = {{A}nalysis of alien introgression in coffee tree ({C}offea arabica {L}.)}, author = {{L}ashermes, {P}hilippe and {C}ombes, {M}arie-{C}hristine and {A}nsaldi, {C}aroline and {G}ichuru, {E}lijah and {N}oir, {S}andra}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he transfer of desired traits from related wild diploid {C}offea species into the cultivated allotetraploid {C}. arabica is essential in coffee breeding to develop pest/disease-resistant cultivars. {T}he present work is an attempt to gain insights into alien introgression in {C}. arabica. {A}n {F}2 population derived from a cross between {T}5296 and {E}t6 was analysed with simple sequence repeat ({SSR}; microsatellite) and amplified fragment length polymorphism ({AFLP}) molecular markers. {T}he {T}5296 is a derivative of an interspecific hybrid introgressed by the diploid {C}. canephora species and {E}t6 is a wild {E}thiopian accession of {C}. arabica. {T}he origin of the revealed polymorphism was determined by comparisons using representative accessions from {C}. arabica and its two diploid parental species, {C}. eugenioides and {C}. canephora. {T}he number and mode of inheritance of canephora-introgressed segments were investigated, as well as their sub-genome localisation and rate of recombination. {T}he results suggested that the transfer of desirable genes into {C}. arabica from {C}. canephora is not limited by the ploidy level differences or the suppression of recombination between the different genomes.}, keywords = {{I}ntrogression ; {R}ecombination ; {I}nheritance ; {C}offee ; {P}olyploidy ; {M}olecular marker}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}olecular {B}reeding}, volume = {27}, numero = {2}, pages = {223--232}, ISSN = {1380-3743}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1007/s11032-010-9424-2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053123}, }