Phylogenetic tree analysis of six strawberry (Fragaria spp.) cultivars using dna barcode
Vol. 134 No. 1S-2 (2025), Special Issue: CBA 2025
Vol. 134 No. 1S-2 (2025)

Phylogenetic tree analysis of six strawberry (Fragaria spp.) cultivars using dna barcode

Special Issue: CBA 2025
https://doi.org/10.26459/hueunijns.v134i1S-2.7990
Published 2025-12-17
Yen Nhu Tran Thi
School of Agriculture and Aquaculture, Tra Vinh University, Tra Vinh, Vietnam
Khac Nhu Nghi
Biotechnology Institution, Tra Vinh University, Tra Vinh, Vietnam
Van Thuc Le
Dalat Nuclear Research Institute, Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute, Da Lat, Vietnam
Kim Nhu Tran Thi
Biotechnology Institution, Tra Vinh University, Tra Vinh, Vietnam
Trinh Ngoc Ai*
Biotechnology Institution, Tra Vinh University, Tra Vinh, Vietnam
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Keywords

DNA barcode
ITS2
phylogenetic relationship
rbcL
rpoC2
strawberry

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Tran Thi YN, Nghi KN, Le VT, Tran Thi KN, Trinh NA. Phylogenetic tree analysis of six strawberry (Fragaria spp.) cultivars using dna barcode. hueuni-jns [Internet]. 2025Dec.17 [cited 2025Dec.27];134(1S-2):59-70. Available from: https://jos.hueuni.edu.vn/index.php/hujos-ns/article/view/7990
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Abstract

We performed a phylogenetic analysis of six strawberry cultivars using chloroplast rbcL, rpoC2, and nuclear ribosomal ITS2 sequences. The objectives of this study were to analyze the phylogenetic relationship of 6 strawberry cultivars (Bach Tuyet Trang, Nhat Sky, Ha Lan Hoa Hong, New zealand, Han Goseul and Hana) based on rbcL, rpoC2, and ITS2 regions. The results compared to Nucleotide BLAST GenBank showed a high level of similarity (97.57-99.15%) for the rbcL sequences, 98.40-98.86% for the rpoC2 sequences, and 93.32-99.37% for the ITS2 sequences, all of which were similar to Fragaria x ananassa. Our study indicated that rbcL and nuclear ribosomal ITS2 sequences increased the efficiency of the phylogenetic analysis, while rpoC2 sequences did not provide sufficient clarity to confidently resolve the evolutionary history of strawberry cultivars. Phylogenetic analysis using DNA barcode markers (ITS2, rbcL and rpoC2) through Maximum Parsimony resulted in clades with a high bootstrap value: 99 for HN-HG and bootstrap value of 75 for NZ and HL cultivars. Our findings suggest that DNA barcoding is an efficient tool for identifying the genetic diversity of these six strawberry cultivars and highlights the potential for this study to contribute to the conservation, sustainable genetic resources and breeding program of the Fragaria species.

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