Genetic diversity and population structure of Cinnamomum balansae Lecomte inferred by microsatellites.

ABSTRACT: Cinnamomum balansae Lecomte (Lauraceae), an economically important forest tree, is distributed in the tropical forests of central and northern Vietnam, which has been threatened in recent decades due to the destruction of its habitat and over-exploitation. The genetic diversity and population structure of the species have not been fully evaluated. We used a set of 15 microsatellites to analyze 161 adult trees from 9 different populations, representing the geographical distribution of C. balansae. Ninety-two different alleles were identified. Here our results showed a low genetic diversity level with an average H _o = 0.246 and H _e = 0.262, and a high level of genetic differentiation (F _ST = 0.601). The bottleneck tests indi

SUBMITTER: Cui B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8985697 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature