Research Article

The Genetic Structure of Wild Orobanche cumana Wallr. (Orobanchaceae) Populations in Eastern Bulgaria Reflects Introgressions from Weedy Populations

Table 1

Host species, collecting site, characteristics, and number of individuals analyzed for the studied Orobanche cumana populations.

PopulationHost speciesCollecting siteRegionLatitude, Longitude, AltitudeYear

O. cumana populations collected on wild hosts
CUMBUL-1Artemisia maritima Bulgaria, Burgas, Atanasovsko LakeSouth-Eastern Bulgaria42°33′02.7′′N; 27°29′24′′E; 14 m200616
CUMBUL-2Artemisia maritima Bulgaria, Burgas, Pomorie-AhelojSouth-Eastern Bulgaria42°37′02.8′′N; 27°37′31.1′′E; 17 m200630
CUMBUL-3Artemisia maritima Bulgaria, KranevoNorth-Eastern Bulgaria43°20′05.6′′N; 28°3′41.9′′E; 112 m20066
CUMBUL-4Artemisia maritima Bulgaria, BalchikNorth-Eastern Bulgaria43°24′36.9′′N; 28°9′23.5′′E; 21 m200629
CUMBUL-5_1Anthemis arvensis Bulgaria, Kavarna, Gorun-TyulenovoNorth-Eastern Bulgaria43°29′12.6′′N; 28°31′13.3′′E; 44 m200628
CUMBUL-5_2Chamaemelum nobile Bulgaria, Kavarna, Gorun-TyulenovoNorth-Eastern Bulgaria43°29′12.6′′N; 28°31′13.3′′E; 44 m200620
CUMBUL-6Artemisia maritima Bulgaria, Burgas, Poda Protected AreaSouth-Eastern Bulgaria42°26′35.91′′N; 27°27′58.64′′E; 7 m201223
CUMBUL-7Artemisia maritima Bulgaria, Burgas, Atanasovsko LakeSouth-Eastern Bulgaria42°33′05.88′′N; 27°29′22.91′′E; 8 m201214

O. cumana populations collected on sunflower
CUMBUL-8Helianthus annuus Bulgaria, SadovoCentral Bulgaria42°07′13.49′′N; 24°54′53.40′′E; 156 m201220
CUMBUL-9Helianthus annuus Bulgaria, PlodivCentral Bulgaria42°03′35.43′′N; 24°49′26.28′′E; 189 m201220
CUMBUL-10Helianthus annuus Bulgaria, BalgarevoNorth-Eastern Bulgaria43°24′58.14′′N; 28°26′43.83′′E; 81 m201218
IASCum-2Helianthus annuus Spain, Sevilla, ÉcijaSouthern Spain37°34′24′′N; 5°8′45′′W; 181 m200812
IASCum-3Helianthus annuus Spain, Sevilla, OsunaSouthern Spain37°15′19′′N; 5°3′49′′W; 304 m200812
IASCum-4Helianthus annuus Spain, Cuenca, MontalboCentral Spain39°51′03′′N; 02°39′54′′W; 838 m200812

, final studied sample size [including a number of plants excluded from the analysis because of lack of amplification, belonging to each of the populations CUMBUL-1 (four plants excluded), CUMBUL-4 (one plant), CUMBUL-5_1 (two plants), CUMBUL-5_2 (two plants), CUMBUL-6 (three plants), and CUMBUL-10 (two plants)].