A range wide geographic pattern of genetic diversity and population structure of Castanea mollissima populations inferred from nuclear and chloroplast microsatellites |
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Authors: | Wei Liu Ming Kang Hua Tian Hongwen Huang |
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Institution: | 1. Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510650, China 3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China 2. Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Abstract: | Understanding geographical pattern of genetic diversity and population structure is of great importance for formulating conservation and utilization strategies. In this study, we investigated the genetic diversity and population structure of 28 natural populations of Castanea mollissima in China using eight nuclear and six chloroplast microsatellite makers (nSSRs and cpSSRs). Populations from central China harbored the highest genetic diversity at both nSSR and cpSSR markers (nSSR: H E?=?0.705; cpSSR: H?=?0.461). The standardized measure of genetic differentiation estimated as G′ ST was 0.447 for nSSR and 0.803 for cpSSR, respectively. The G′ST-based pollen to seed flow ratio is 3.043, indicating that pollen flow is not extensive among C. mollissima populations. No obvious population genetic structure by geographical locations was found by STRUCTURE analysis based on nSSR data, and similarly, no signal of phylogeographic structure was detected for cpSSR analysis. Five boundaries defining zones of maximum genetic differences within the network of the C. mollissima populations were found, and the locations of those barriers were consistent with those of four mountains, i.e., Daloushan Mountain, Dabashan Mountain, Wushan Mountain, and Qingliangfeng Mountain, indicating that those mountains might act as genetic barriers obstructing the genetic exchange among natural C. mollissima populations. These results provide valuable baseline data for conservation and utilization of this species. |
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