Divergence time estimation of Tunisian Pistachio corresponding to the "Mid-Pleistocene transition"

Sarra CHOULAK; Soumaya Rhouma-Chatti; Zined Marzouk; Noureddine  Chatti; Khaled Chatti

doi:10.56027/JOASD.052026

Auteurs-es

Sarra CHOULAK Laboratory of Genetics, Biodiversity and Bioresources Valorisation, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
Soumaya Rhouma-Chatti Laboratory of Genetics, Biodiversity and Bioresources Valorisation, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
Zined Marzouk Laboratory of Genetics, Biodiversity and Bioresources Valorisation, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
Noureddine Chatti Laboratory of Genetics, Biodiversity and Bioresources Valorisation, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
Khaled Chatti Laboratory of Genetics, Biodiversity and Bioresources Valorisation, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.56027/JOASD.052026

Mots-clés :

BEAST, Divergence time , Historical biogeography , MCMC, Pistacia vera, Plastid DNA, trnL-trnF, Tunisia

Résumé

Pistacia vera tree, represents a valuable fruit farming in Tunisia, this type crop has been growing for a long time particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. North African origin (Tunisia) of Pistacia vera is, until now, ambiguous.
The Bayesian Markov Monte Carlo Chains (MCMC) analysis implemented in BEAST software was conducted to analyze the trnL-F marker and estimate the divergence times of pistachio clades. Pistacia was estimated to have originated at 37.60 My, given to the Madrean-Tethyan hypothesis. The divergence of Mediterranean species (P. integerrima, P. terebinthus, P. atlanctica and P. khinjuk) was happened between 11.99 My and 1.85 My, which represented the periods of formation of the Mediterranean climate. The divergence of the Pistacia vera species from its closest ancestor (P. khinjuk) was estimated at 1.85 My, this period was characterized by a succession of abrupt climatic changes causing alternating glacial and interglacial periods and leading to the fragmentation of the range of plant species. The P. vera (Tunisia) / P. vera (foreign) divergence date was estimated at 0.48 My, corresponding to the Middle Pleistocene or the "Mid-Pleistocene transition. The diversification of the Tunisian Pistachio was significantly affected by important climatic changes in the North hemisphere and the formation of the Mediterranean region.

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