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Study of natural genetic variations of Solanum galapagense possibly related to changes in the hormone gibberellin The tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Syn. Solanum lycopersicum L) related wild species evolved into a wide range of latitudes, from the southern of Ecuador to the northern of Chile. These contrasting environment conditions allowed the emergence of great genetic diversity among these species. Lycopersicon cheesmanii f. minor (Hook.f.) C. H. Hill. Syn. Solanum galapagense S. Darwin & Peralta is endemic in the Galapagos Islands and has characteristics such as small plant size, dormant seeds and profusely divided leaves, being these characteristics also common in tomato gibberellin (GA) mutants. GA mutants such as gib1, gib2, gib3 (deficient), and procera (constitutive) are widely known in tomato. In addition to the afore mentioned mutations, the alleles Sp (Self Pruning) and Pts (Petroselinum), present S. galapagense, lead to changes in plant height and leaf architecture, respectively. Aiming at the understanding of such natural genetic variations, successive crosses and backcrosses of S.galapagense with the miniature tomato cultivar Micro-Tom (MT) were made, attempting to isolate plants segregating characteristics of the parental wild species (dormancy, dwarfism, and increased leaf indentation). In the BC1F2 generation were selected individuals shorter than MT, and with more serrated leaf margins or with more leaflets when compared to MT. BC1F3 seeds showed germination rates of only 46.7 %, contrasting with the 94.5% of MT’s germination. However, after the application of 100 μM GA, the rate of germination of BC1F3 was increased to 72 %. Analysis GA dose-responses showed that the BC1F3 plants displayed smaller sizes than the MT plants, and this dwarfism was not completely reversed by GA applications. In advanced backcross generations, it was found that the dormancy of seeds was lost during the process of introgression, since the selection was not for this trait, but only for plant with small size and/or more divided leaves. This finding suggests that the main component of dormancy of S.galapagense is not connected to or is not a pleiotropic effect of the genes for dwarfism and leaf shape. The analyzes of the segregation of 278 BC4F2 plants, already harboring the alleles sp and pts from MT, showed that the main component of the dwarfism of S. galapagense segregates in the proportion 3:1, and then, the recessive mutation present in this specie was named galapagos dwarf (gdw). Plants nearly isogenic to MT (BC6Fn generation) were obtained carrying the alleles Pts, Sp and gdw. Experiments comparing these plants with MT confirmed that the allele Pts produces more divided leaf and leaflets, and showed that this allele has a slight effect in reducing seed germination and plant size. This observation is consistent with the recent discovery that Pts codes for a gene from the KNOX class, which may be involved with the GA hormone. The Sp allele had no direct effect on plant height, but only indirectly due to its indeterminate growth. This allele seems to have a slight effect on leaf shape, but only in combination with Pts. Surprisingly, Sp seeds had an early germination when compared to MT (sp). On the other hand, the allele gdw did not show any effect on germination, but confirmed to affect plant height and leaf architecture. Taken together, these results showed that the reduced plant size and the profusely divided leaves of S. galapagense can be attributed mainly to the effect of Pts and gdw alleles. Regarding seed dormancy, this trait appears to be controlled by other(s) gene(s), yet unknown, although Pts also contributes to this characteristic. Since the new gene that we discovered, GDW, does not affect the germination, it is unlikely that it can be linked the GA hormone, but it may represent a new class of genes controlling an important agronomic trait, the dwarfism.

Estudo de variações genéticas naturais de Solanum galapagense possivelmente relacionadas com alterações no hormônio giberelina