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Microsatellites Uncover Multiple Introductions of Clonal Giant Reed (Arundo donax)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Daniel Tarin ,
Alan E. Pepper ,
John A. Goolsby ,
Patrick J. Moran ,
Alberto Contreras Arquieta ,
Alan E. Kirk  and
James R. Manhart
Daniel Tarin*
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University, Department of Biology, College Station, TX 77843
Alan E. Pepper
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University, Department of Biology, College Station, TX 77843
John A. Goolsby
Affiliation:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, Weslaco, TX 78596
Patrick J. Moran
Affiliation:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, Weslaco, TX 78596
Alberto Contreras Arquieta
Affiliation:
Pronatura Norestre, Monterrey, Mexico
Alan E. Kirk
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, European Biological Control Laboratory, Montpelier, France
James R. Manhart
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University, Department of Biology, College Station, TX 77843
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: dtarin@bio.tamu.edu
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Abstract

Giant reed (Arundo donax) is an invasive weed that is native to the Old World. Tens of thousands of hectares of riparian habitat in the Rio Grande Basin (RGB) in Texas and Mexico have been heavily affected by invasions of Arundo. Additionally, many other watersheds across the southwestern United States have also been affected. Giant reed is being targeted for biological control because it displaces native vegetation and consumes water that could potentially be used for agricultural and municipal purposes, especially in areas with limited access to water. Finding the best-adapted insects for biological control involves locating the origin(s) of this plant. To narrow down the proximal source(s) of invasion of giant reed in the RGB, 10 microsatellite markers were developed. An analysis of 203 Old World and 159 North American plants, with an emphasis on the RGB, indicated a reduction in the allelic diversity in the introduced range compared with the Old World. Clonal assignment, neighbor joining, principal coordinates analyses, and STRUCTURE analyses were consistent and implied multiple introductions in North America, with one (likely clonal) lineage responsible for the invasion of the RGB, northern Mexico, and other parts of the southwestern United States. Although no identical matches with the RGB lineage were found in the Old World, several close matches were found on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.

Keywords

Giant reed, Arundo donax L.Biological controlclonalinvasive speciesMediterraneanRio Grande BasinRGB
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Research
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Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , September 2013 , pp. 328 - 338
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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