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Evaluation of the conservation value and conservation difficulty of local populations of the rare plant Viola raddeana based on genetic diversity and gene expression information using next-generation sequencers
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  • Hiroaki Shiraishi,
  • Yoshihisa Suyama,
  • Takashi Makino,
  • Shun Hirota,
  • Yoshihiko Tsumura,
  • Kaxuo Obata,
  • Jung-Hyun Lee,
  • Hyeok Choi
Hiroaki Shiraishi

Corresponding Author:hiroaki.shiraishi@okumuragumi.jp

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Yoshihisa Suyama
Tohoku University
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Takashi Makino
Tohoku University
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Shun Hirota
Tohoku University
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Yoshihiko Tsumura
Tsukuba Daigaku
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Kaxuo Obata
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Jung-Hyun Lee
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Hyeok Choi
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Abstract

Rare plant species identified in project areas where land is to be developed or altered may need to be extracted for ex-situ conservation under human control. During ex-situ conservation, it is important to minimize the impact of adverse factors including the potentially limited environmental adaptability of rare plants under cultivation and possible losses of genetic diversity due to inbreeding if the number of conserved individuals is low. Here we evaluate the conservation difficulty and genetic diversity of populations of the rare plant ViolĪ± raddeana at five sites based on harmful gene accumulation and gene duplication data gathered using RNA-seq. Moreover, we evaluate the genetic diversity and structure of these populations using SNP data acquired using MIG-seq. The results obtained indicate that the V. raddeana populations have declined but remain robust towards environmental changes and can undergo voluntary mating at all sites. Moreover, there is clear genetic differentiation between two populations in close geographic proximity. If the majority of the remaining individuals of V. raddeana in each genetically related population were transplanted and cultivated, it would be possible to maintain their genetic diversity through ex-situ conservation.
20 May 2024Submitted to Plant Species Biology
07 Jun 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
26 Aug 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
26 Aug 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
26 Sep 20241st Revision Received
14 Oct 2024Submission Checks Completed
14 Oct 2024Assigned to Editor
14 Oct 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
15 Oct 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
04 Dec 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
06 Dec 20242nd Revision Received
10 Dec 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
10 Dec 2024Submission Checks Completed
10 Dec 2024Assigned to Editor
15 Dec 2024Editorial Decision: Accept