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    • Figure 1. 

      Unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic averages dendrogram of the 45 Chinese Zoysia germplasm collections constructed using simple sequence repeats (SSR) and sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers.

    • No.Germplasm IDTypeSpeciesSource
      1ZG003Breeding materialZ. sp.Liaoning
      2ZG004Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      3ZG007Breeding materialZ. sinicaAnhui
      4ZG008Breeding materialZ. sinicaRadiation mutagenesis
      (parent from Anhui)
      5ZG009Breeding materialZ. matrellaJiangsu
      6ZG011Breeding materialZ. pacificaZhejiang
      7ZG013Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      8ZG015Breeding materialZ. sinicaAnhui
      9ZG017Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      10ZG018Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      11ZG021Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      12ZG022Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      13ZG023Breeding materialZ. matrellaAnhui
      14ZG025Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      15ZG026Breeding materialZ. matrellaAnhui
      16ZG028Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      17ZG029Breeding materialZ. sp.Zhejiang
      18ZG030Breeding materialZ. matrellaZhejiang
      19ZG032Breeding materialZ. sp.Zhejiang
      20ZG035Breeding materialZ. sp.Zhejiang
      21ZG037Breeding materialZ. sp.Zhejiang
      22ZG038Breeding materialZ. sp.Zhejiang
      23ZG040Breeding materialZ. sp.Zhejiang
      24ZG041Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      25ZG043Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      26ZG044Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      27ZG046Breeding materialZ. sinicaHainan
      28ZG047Breeding materialZ. sp.Hainan
      29ZG048Breeding materialZ. pacificaHainan
      30ZG049Breeding materialZ. sp.Hainan
      31ZG050Breeding materialZ. matrellaHainan
      32ZG053Breeding materialZ. pacificaHainan
      33ZG056Breeding materialZ. pacificaAnhui
      34ZG057Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      35ZG058Breeding materialZ. matrellaAnhui
      36ZG059Breeding materialZ. sinicaRadiation mutagenesis
      (parent from Anhui)
      37ZG060Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      38ZG061Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      39ZG062Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      40ZG063Breeding materialZ. sp.Anhui
      41ZG081Breeding materialZ. japonicaRadiation mutagenesis
      (parent from Anhui)
      42ZG082Breeding materialZ. japonicaRadiation mutagenesis
      (parent from Anhui)
      43ZG083Breeding materialZ. japonicaRadiation mutagenesis
      (parent from Anhui)
      44Lanyin
      No. 3
      CultivarZ. japonicaGansu
      45QingdaoCultivarZ. japonicaShandong

      Table 1. 

      List of Chinese Zoysia germplasm collections used in this study.

    • Primer nameForward primer (5'-3')Reverse primer (5'-3')
      M3A10CGAACGCGACATGACAATCTCATGATGTTGGCAACCAC
      Xgwm37-7DACTTCATTGTTGATCTTGCATGCGACGAATTCCCAGCTAAAC
      Xgwm102-2DTCTCCCATCCAACGCCTCTGTTGGTGGCTTGACTATTG
      Xgwm111-7DTCTGTAGGCTCTCTCCGACTGACCTGATCAGATCCCACTCG
      Xgwm120-2BGATCCACCTTCCTCTCTCTCGATTATACTGGTGCCGAAAC
      Xgwm169-6AACCACTGCAGAGAACACATACGGTGCTCTGCTCTAAGTGTGGG
      Xgwm445-2DGTTGAGCTTTTCAGTTCGGCACGGAGAGCAACCTGCC
      Xgwm46-7BGCACGTGAATGGATTGGACTGACCCAATAGTGGTGGTCA
      Xgwm52-3DCTATGAGGCGGAGGTTGAAGTGCGGTGCTCTTCCATTT
      Xgwm234-5BGAGTCCTGATGTGAAGCTGTTGCTCATTGGGGTGTGTACGTG

      Table 2. 

      Simple sequence repeats (SSR) primer sequences used for studying genetic diversity of 45 Chinese Zoysia germplasm collections.

    • Forward primer (5'-3')
      Me1TGAGTCCAAACCGGATA
      Me2TGAGTCCAAACCGGAGC
      Me3TGAGTCCAAACCGGACC
      Me4TGAGTCCAAACCGGACA
      Me5TGAGTCCAAACCGGTGC
      Me6TGAGTCCAAACCGGAGA
      Me7TGAGTCCAAACCGGACG
      Me8TGAGTCCAAACCGGAAA
      Me9TGAGTCCAAACCGGAAC
      Me10TGAGTCCAAACCGGAAT
      Reverse primer (5'-3')
      Em1GACTGCGTACGAATTCAA
      Em2GACTGCGTACGAATTCTG
      Em3GACTGCGTACGAATTGAC
      Em4GACTGCGTACGAATTTGA
      Em5GACTGCGTACGAATTAAC

      Table 3. 

      Sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) primer sequences used for studying genetic diversity of 45 Chinese Zoysia germplasm collections.

    • PrimerTotal number of
      amplified bands
      Number of
      polymorphic bands
      Percentage of
      polymorphic bands (%)
      Effective number
      of alleles
      Shannon
      information index
      Nei's diversity
      index
      M3C062727100.001.4430.4260.272
      Xgwm37-7D171694.121.2010.2590.146
      Xgwm102-2D242291.671.3500.3520.224
      Xgwm111-7D2828100.001.2540.2950.172
      Xgwm120-2B363597.221.5560.5100.338
      Xgwm169-6A1616100.001.2760.3330.197
      Xgwm445-2D3232100.001.3960.3980.250
      Xgwm46-7B161593.751.3940.3990.255
      Xgwm52-3D201995.001.4090.4130.262
      Xgwm234-5B2121100.001.2490.3050.179
      SSR marker average23.7023.1097.181.3530.3690.229
      Me3-Em13030100.001.2750.3370.199
      Me2-Em2171694.121.3140.3330.204
      Me3-Em2131292.311.4480.3890.258
      Me4-Em42020100.001.4220.4170.264
      Me6-Em4141392.861.1920.2360.185
      Me5-Em2131184.621.2520.2920.174
      Me3-Em3191789.471.4100.3880.251
      Me6-Em2171694.121.2170.2860.163
      Me7-Em1151493.331.2540.2840.171
      SRAP marker average17.56116.5693.431.3090.3290.208
      Average of all markers20.792096.201.3320.3500.219
      Total395380

      Table 4. 

      Polymorphism results from amplification by simple sequence repeats (SSR) and sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) primers in 45 Chinese Zoysia germplasm collections.

    • Germplasm IDHighest similarity
      (germplasm ID
      compared to)
      Lowest similarity
      (germplasm ID
      compared to)
      Average
      ZG0030.8532 (ZG004)0.6228 (ZG032)0.738
      ZG0040.8532 (ZG003)0.6582 (ZG032)0.756
      ZG0070.8127 (ZG009)0.6532 (ZG029)0.733
      ZG0080.7772 (ZG015)0.6278 (ZG081)0.703
      ZG0090.8127 (ZG007)0.6633 (ZG081)0.738
      ZG0110.7873 (ZG021)0.6456 (ZG081)0.716
      ZG0130.8152 (ZG021)0.6684 (ZG081)0.742
      ZG0150.7772 (ZG008)0.6608 (ZG060)0.719
      ZG0170.7722 (ZG025)0.6582 (ZG032)0.715
      ZG0180.8101 (ZG021)0.6557 (ZG032)0.733
      ZG0210.8304 (ZG022)0.6658 (ZG046)0.748
      ZG0220.8304 (ZG021)0.6759 (ZG032)0.753
      ZG0230.7848 (ZG026)0.6532 (ZG081)0.719
      ZG0250.7722 (ZG017)0.6228 (ZG032)0.698
      ZG0260.7848 (ZG023)0.6430 (ZG032)0.714
      ZG0280.7772 (ZG021)0.6684 (ZG060)0.723
      ZG0290.7646 (ZG035)0.6506 (ZG081)0.708
      ZG0300.7823 (ZG043)0.6582 (ZG081)0.720
      ZG0320.7418 (ZG037)0.6228 (ZG025)0.682
      ZG0350.8329 (ZG037)0.6684 (ZG081)0.751
      ZG0370.8329 (ZG035)0.6532 (ZG081)0.743
      ZG0380.8304 (ZG037)0.6658 (ZG081)0.748
      ZG0400.7316 (ZG047)0.6456 (ZG003)0.689
      ZG0410.7873 (ZG043)0.6633 (ZG082)0.725
      ZG0430.7873 (ZG041)0.6658 (ZG032)0.727
      ZG0440.7722 (ZG035)0.6481 (ZG082)0.710
      ZG0460.7519 (ZG047)0.6456 (ZG081)0.699
      ZG0470.7899 (ZG048)0.6759 (ZG081)0.733
      ZG0480.8557 (ZG053)0.6633 (ZG081)0.760
      ZG0490.7873 (ZG047)0.6810 (ZG026)0.734
      ZG0500.7595 (ZG058)0.6709 (ZG004)0.715
      ZG0530.8557 (ZG048)0.6684 (ZG032)0.762
      ZG0560.7873 (ZG057)0.6684 (ZG103)0.728
      ZG0570.8051 (ZG059)0.6633 (ZG082)0.734
      ZG0580.7873 (ZG013)0.6532 (ZG082)0.720
      ZG0590.8051 (ZG057)0.6785 (ZG032)0.742
      ZG0600.7646 (ZG049)0.6354 (ZG032)0.700
      ZG0610.8152 (ZG062)0.6506 (ZG025)0.733
      ZG0620.8253 (ZG063)0.6557 (ZG032)0.741
      ZG0630.8253 (ZG062)0.6608 (ZG046)0.743
      ZG0810.7949 (ZG083)0.6278 (ZG032)0.711
      ZG0820.7899 (ZG083)0.6354 (ZG025)0.713
      ZG0830.7949 (ZG081)0.6481 (ZG040)0.722
      Lanyin No. 30.8152 (ZG105)0.6506 (ZG040)0.733
      Qingdao0.8152 (ZG103)0.6608 (ZG008)0.738

      Table 5. 

      Genetic similarity coefficients (GS) among the 45 Chinese Zoysia germplasm collections.

    • Cluster/subgroupLeaf width
      (mm)
      Leaf length
      (cm)
      Internode length
      (cm)
      Stem diameter
      (mm)
      Turf height
      (cm)
      Turf density
      (tiller number cm−2)
      IA4.6610.245.131.5811.444.66
      B3.427.833.591.3510.553.42
      C3.626.754.621.3414.003.62
      II3.707.293.361.2310.082.81
      III3.746.803.821.3711.033.03
      IV3.666.663.721.4122.962.17
      V3.474.153.111.389.072.81
      VI3.276.334.631.378.142.80
      Mean3.727.514.221.3810.833.19

      Table 6. 

      Mean value of main morphological characteristics of the six clusters of 45 Chinese Zoysia germplasm collections.

    • No.Germplasm IDDigital DNA fingerprint
      SSR (Xgwm234-5B)SRAP (Me3-Em1+Me3-Em2)
      1ZG003111000100010100110000000001000000000001000000011011-0001101010010
      2ZG004000001000010000100000000000100001000001000001010010-0001101010010
      3ZG007100000100010000100100000000100010001000010001001110-0000001100001
      4ZG008001000000010000100111100000000010000000001000001100-0000001110011
      5ZG009101010000010100101100000001000000010100010001001110-0000001110001
      6ZG011100000000010000100010000000000000000001000000000000-1001101010010
      7ZG013000000100010000100000010001000000010001010010010000-0001101010010
      8ZG015001000000010000100001100010001100000000001000000100-0000001000011
      9ZG017000100100010000100101000010001000000000010010001100-0000101100010
      10ZG018000000000000000100001000001000010000000110010110010-1001101010010
      11ZG021101000100010000100000010001000000010001000010110001-0001101010010
      12ZG022100000110010001100000000001000000000000000010100000-0001101010010
      13ZG023000000000010000000000000010000100010001010010100100-1001111010010
      14ZG025000000000010000101100010010001000010000000010001110-0000101100010
      15ZG026001001100011100100110010001101100000001010000100100-1001111010010
      16ZG028000001100010000110000010001000000000010000010101010-0001101010010
      17ZG029001000000010001100100000010000000010000000000100100-1001101010010
      18ZG030001001000111000100011100010100100000001010010100000-1000111010011
      19ZG032000001000010001110000100010000010010001010110100001-0000001010001
      20ZG035001010000010000100010000010001010010000000000100010-1001101010011
      21ZG037000001100010001100000000010001000010000000010100000-1001101010011
      22ZG038000000000010000100000010010000100010000000000010000-1001101010011
      23ZG040000000000010000100100000010010100000000001010010000-0000101010011
      24ZG041010010100010000100000010010000100000001000100100000-0001101010011
      25ZG043000000100011000100000000000000000000000101010100011-0000101010011
      26ZG044011100010010000100000010001001010001000000010100000-1001101011011
      27ZG046000000001000000110010010000100100010000110010001000-0000111110011
      28ZG047000000000000000100010000000000001010000000010101000-0000101110011
      29ZG048001001110010001101010010010000001010001001000001000-0001111110011
      30ZG049100000000010000111110100010000100010100001010001000-0000101110011
      31ZG050000001000010000100011010010000000110001010000000000-1001111010011
      32ZG053001000000011000101010010010000001010001001000001000-0001111110010
      33ZG056000001000010010100010010000001100000000010010001010-0000111110011
      34ZG057001000100010101100010010001000000010010010010001010-0000001110011
      35ZG058001001100010000100110010001000010010000010010001000-1000111010011
      36ZG059010000000010000100010010001000000010000000001001010-0000101110001
      37ZG060000000000010000100110001001000100110000010000001000-0000101110001
      38ZG061000001100010000100000000000100001000000100000000001-1001101010001
      39ZG062100001100010000100101000100100001001000100001010000-0001101010001
      40ZG063000000000011000100100000000100001010000100001010110-0001101010101
      41ZG081010001000010010100110000100000000100100010010101100-0011101010101
      42ZG082001000010010000000110000100010000100100010001100101-0011101010100
      43ZG083000001000010100100110000100000000100100010000101100-0011101010101
      44Lanyin No. 3000000000000100000000000000000000100100000001100001-0001011001001
      45Qingdao110001000010000101000000000000000000100010000101100-1001001010001
      DNA from 45 Chinese Zoysia germplasm collections were amplified with primers Xgwm234-5B, Me3-Em1, and Me3-Em2. The presence or absence of bands in the same location was transformed into the corresponding digital information of 1 or 0, respectively, to form the digital fingerprints.

      Table 7. 

      Fingerprints of 45 Chinese Zoysia germplasm collections generated by simple sequence repeats (SSR) and sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers.