Climate-Driven Adaptive Differentiation in Melia azedarach: Evidence from a Common Garden Experiment.

ABSTRACT: Studies of local adaptation in populations of chinaberry (Melia azedarach L.) are important for clarifying patterns in the population differentiation of this species across its natural range. M. azedarach is an economically important timber species, and its phenotype is highly variable across its range in China. Here, we collected M. azedarach seeds from 31 populations across its range and conducted a common garden experiment. We studied patterns of genetic differentiation among populations using molecular markers (simple sequence repeats) and data on phenotypic variation in six traits collected over five years. Our sampled populations could be subdivided into two groups based on genetic analyses, as well as patterns of isolation by distance and isolation by environmen

SUBMITTER: Liao B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9689450 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature