Publications by authors named "Hicham Haouane"
Phenotypic characterisation of germplasm collections is a decisive step towards association mapping analyses, but it is particularly expensive and tedious for woody perennial plant species. Characterisation could be more efficient if focused on a reasonably sized subset of accessions, or so-called core collection (CC), reflecting the geographic origin and variability of the germplasm. The questions that arise concern the sample size to use and genetic parameters that should be optimized in a core collection to make it suitable for association mapping.
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- The conservation of cultivated plants, like olive trees, in global germplasm banks is crucial for managing their genetic resources.
- Two banks in Córdoba (Spain) and Marrakech (Morocco) have been established, with the Marrakech bank having 561 accessions from 14 Mediterranean countries.
- Genetic analysis using microsatellites and chloroplast DNA markers revealed significant diversity, allowing the identification of three main gene pools representing the Mediterranean Basin and enabling the proposal of core accessions that capture this genetic diversity.