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Table 4 Characterization of the clusters at K w  = 12, based on their genetic diversity, family relationship and phenotypic characteristics

From: Genetic structure in cultivated grapevines is linked to geography and human selection

Group Code

N

He

Percent of genotypes with family relations in the same group

Average relatedness "r" (st dev)

Description of the main family composing the group

General group description

W-12.1

99

0.65

51%

0.26 (0.039)

Family group of Gouais blanc

Black and white wine cultivars from Western Europe

W-12.2

157

0.71

43%

0.16 (0.027)

Family groups of Savagnin and Cabernet franc

Black and white wine cultivars from South West of France and Portugal

W-12.3

220

0.71

35%

0.12 (0.029)

 

Wine cultivars from Central Europe and Balkan peninsula, with mostly white, red, grey or pink berry skin color

W-12.4

169

0.72

30%

0.11 (0.015)

 

Black and white wine cultivars from Iberian Peninsula and Maghreb.

W-12.5

136

0.76

12%

0.04 (0.013)

 

Black and white cultivars (mostly for wine but also for table grape) from Italy and Alps.

W-12.6

128

0.71

48%

0.13 (0.020)

Mix of several recently bred families

Table grape cultivars, new breeding or modern selections, with mostly white berry skin color and muscat flavor.

W-12.7

127

0.70

27%

0.14 (0.017)

Several families obtained by breeding in the XIXth and early XXth century

Traditional breeding of table grape (including some cultivars with muscat flavor) selected in several countries during XIXth century and early XXth.

W-12.8

105

0.71

70%

0.15 (0.018)

Family groups of Chasselas and Muscat à petits grains

Wine cultivars with white, red, grey or pink berry skin color. Presence of several cultivars with muscat flavor

W-12.9

107

0.70

50%

0.16 (0.024)

Family group of Pinot and Riesling

A majority of white wine cultivars from Western Europe

W-12.10

220

0.74

21%

0.06 (0.014)

 

Wine cultivars with mostly black berry skin color, from Italy (Centre and North), France (Alps and South), Spain (North) and Portugal.

W-12.11

276

0.75

38%

0.07 (0.018)

 

Traditional table grape cultivars originated from Far, Middle and Near East, with mainly white, red, grey or pink berry skin color ; this group gathers most of the seedless grapevine cultivars

W-12.12

352

0.76

14%

0.03 (0.014)

 

Diverse wine and table grape cultivars in particular from Caucasus, Russia and Maghreb

  1. N is the number of genotypes within the group; He represents the non-biased heterozygosity as in Nei [71]; the average relatedness “r” is calculated with the Queller and Goodnight formula [72], and the standard error using 100 jackknifes over loci [30].