Population genetic structure of Garcinia imberti Bourd. an endangered endemic tree of southern Western Ghats, India
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https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2020.7.3.734Keywords:
Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve, Conservation, Gene flow, Genetic diversity, ISSR markersAbstract
Assessing the genetic diversity of endemic plants is of great importance in future conservation programmes. The genetic diversity in Garcinia imberti from Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve of southern Western Ghats was assessed through ISSR markers by molecular characterization with 15 primers. A total of 157 accessions from six populations were used for the study. They generated 102 amplified products, out of which 89 were polymorphic (87.25%). It produced an average of 6.8 bands per primer and 5.93% polymorphism per primer. The present study revealed that G. imberti has moderate level of genetic diversity at species level but differs at population level. The dendrogram constructed following UPGMA exhibited that all accessions were clustered together except Poonkulam population. The genetic diversity analysis of G. imberti showed that even though the populations are closely associated, every population have their own characteristic diversity and should be conserved. Among the populations, Chemunji is the largest one with more genetic diversity and may conserve as the potential source of gene pool of this species.
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46. Anto M, Angala M, Anilkumar C. Stochastic stress and survivability of Garcinia imberti Bourd. (Clusiaceae) an endangered tree of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Traditional and Folk Practices. 2018;6(1):103-08. https.//doi.org/10.25173/jtfp.2018.6.1.93.
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24. Pillai PP, Sajan JS, Menon KM, Hemanthakumar AS, Pandurangan AG, Krishnan PN, Seeni S. Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Poeciloneuron pauciflorum Bedd.-An Endemic Tree Species from the Western Ghats of India. Am J Plant Sci. 2011;2(03):416-24. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2011.23047
25. Martinez PA, Eguiarte LE, Furnier GR. Genetic diversity of the endangered endemic Agave victoria-reginae (Agavaceae) in the Chihuahuan Desert. Am J Bot. 1999;86(8):1093-98. https://doi.org/10.2307/2656971
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27. da Silva RCS, Milet-Pinheiro P, da Silva PCB, da Silva AG, da Silva MV, Navarro DMDAF, da Silva NH. (E)-caryophyllene and ?-humulene: Aedesa egypti oviposition deterrents elucidated by gas chromatography-electrophysiological assay of Commiphora leptophloeos leaf oil. PLoS One. 2015;10(12):1-14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144586
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33. Millar CI, Libby WJ. Strategies for conserving clinal, ecotypic, and disjunct population diversity in widespread species. Genetics and Conservation of Rare Plants 1991;149-70.
34. Szczeci?ska M, Sramko G, Wo?osz K, Sawicki J. Genetic diversity and population structure of the rare and endangered plant species Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill in East Central Europe. PLoS One. 2016;11(3):1-24. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151730
35. Petit RJ, El Mousadik A, Pons O. Identifying populations for conservation on the basis of genetic markers. Conserv Biol. 1998;12(4):844-55. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1998.96489.x
36. Vinceti B, Loo J, Gaisberger H, van Zonneveld MJ, Schueler S, Konrad H, Caroline ACK, Geburek T. Conservation priorities for Prunus africana defined with the aid of spatial analysis of genetic data and climatic variables. PloS one. 2013;8(3):1-16. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059987
37. Nilkanta H, Amom T, Tikendra L, Rahaman H, Nongdam P. ISSR Marker based population genetic study of Melocanna baccifera (Roxb.) Kurz: A commercially important bamboo of Manipur, North-East India. Scientifica. 2017;1-9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3757238
38. Nybom H. Comparison of different nuclear DNA markers for estimating intraspecific genetic diversity in plants. Mol Ecol. 2004;13(5):1143-55. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02141.x
39. Hoffmann AA, Blows MW. Species borders: ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Trends Ecol Evol. 1994;9(6):223-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-5347(94)90248-8
40. Hoffmann AA, Parsons PA. Extreme Environmental Change and Evolution. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge;1997.
41. Gaston KJ. The Structure and Dynamics of Geographic Ranges. Oxford University Press, Oxford, England;2003.
42. Lenormand T. Gene flow and the limits to natural selection. In: Trends Ecol Evol. 2002;17(4):183-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5347(02)02497-7
43. Nybom H, Bartish IV. Effects of life history traits and sampling strategies on genetic diversity estimates obtained with RAPD markers in plants. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 2000;3(2):93-114. https://doi.org/10.1078/1433-8319-00006
44. Haque I, Bandopadhyay R, Mukhopadhyay K. Population genetic structure of the endangered and endemic medicinal plant Commiphora wightii. Mol Biol Rep. 2010;37(2):847-54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-009-9661-9
45. Anto M, Jothish PS, Angala M, Anilkumar C. Fruit predation and adaptive strategies of Garcinia imberti, an endangered species of southern Western Ghats. Curr Sci India. 2018;115(12):2315-21. https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v115/i12/2315-2321
46. Anto M, Angala M, Anilkumar C. Stochastic stress and survivability of Garcinia imberti Bourd. (Clusiaceae) an endangered tree of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Traditional and Folk Practices. 2018;6(1):103-08. https.//doi.org/10.25173/jtfp.2018.6.1.93.
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