Genetic Variation among <i>Aeluropus lagopoides</i> Populations Growing in Different Saline Regions
<i>Aeluropus lagopoides</i> is a halophytic grass growing in different sabkhas of Saudi Arabia. In this study, 14 inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and 15 sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) molecular markers were selected to investigate the genetic diversity within and amon...
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| author | Basharat A. Dar Abdullah A. Al-Doss Abdulaziz M. Assaeed Muhammad M. Javed Abdelhalim I. Ghazy Saud L. Al-Rowaily Ahmed M. Abd-ElGawad |
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| description | <i>Aeluropus lagopoides</i> is a halophytic grass growing in different sabkhas of Saudi Arabia. In this study, 14 inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and 15 sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) molecular markers were selected to investigate the genetic diversity within and among five natural populations of <i>A. Lagopiodes</i>. The genetic diversity varied within and among populations. ISSR markers were slightly more efficient than SRAP markers in evaluating genetic diversity. Average polymorphism information content, effective number of alleles, Nei’s genetic diversity, and Shannon’s information index values of ISSR markers were higher than SRAP. Analysis of molecular variance revealed about 40% genetic variation among the population and 60% within the population. Overall, the genetic diversity was lowest in Jouf (40%), while the Qaseem populations were the highest (60%). Jizan populations were highly dissimilar to other regions. A Mantel test indicated a positive correlation between geographic and genetic distance. The cluster analysis showed three groups; the first group comprises Jouf and Salwa populations, the second group comprises Qareenah and Qaseem, and the third group comprises the Jizan population. This observation matched the geographic distribution of the species. These findings can help in the conservation of a diverse population of <i>A. lagopoides</i> in saline regions as well as rehabilitation of these degraded unique habitats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84b04cf74d194be1b6dceb01227be12d2024-01-26T16:05:32ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182024-01-011615910.3390/d16010059Genetic Variation among <i>Aeluropus lagopoides</i> Populations Growing in Different Saline RegionsBasharat A. Dar0Abdullah A. Al-Doss1Abdulaziz M. Assaeed2Muhammad M. Javed3Abdelhalim I. Ghazy4Saud L. Al-Rowaily5Ahmed M. Abd-ElGawad6Plant Production Department, College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaPlant Production Department, College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaPlant Production Department, College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaPlant Production Department, College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaPlant Production Department, College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaPlant Production Department, College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaPlant Production Department, College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia<i>Aeluropus lagopoides</i> is a halophytic grass growing in different sabkhas of Saudi Arabia. In this study, 14 inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and 15 sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) molecular markers were selected to investigate the genetic diversity within and among five natural populations of <i>A. Lagopiodes</i>. The genetic diversity varied within and among populations. ISSR markers were slightly more efficient than SRAP markers in evaluating genetic diversity. Average polymorphism information content, effective number of alleles, Nei’s genetic diversity, and Shannon’s information index values of ISSR markers were higher than SRAP. Analysis of molecular variance revealed about 40% genetic variation among the population and 60% within the population. Overall, the genetic diversity was lowest in Jouf (40%), while the Qaseem populations were the highest (60%). Jizan populations were highly dissimilar to other regions. A Mantel test indicated a positive correlation between geographic and genetic distance. The cluster analysis showed three groups; the first group comprises Jouf and Salwa populations, the second group comprises Qareenah and Qaseem, and the third group comprises the Jizan population. This observation matched the geographic distribution of the species. These findings can help in the conservation of a diverse population of <i>A. lagopoides</i> in saline regions as well as rehabilitation of these degraded unique habitats.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/1/59genetic diversityISSR markersmangrove grassphenotypic plasticitysabkha |
| spellingShingle | Basharat A. Dar Abdullah A. Al-Doss Abdulaziz M. Assaeed Muhammad M. Javed Abdelhalim I. Ghazy Saud L. Al-Rowaily Ahmed M. Abd-ElGawad Genetic Variation among <i>Aeluropus lagopoides</i> Populations Growing in Different Saline Regions Diversity genetic diversity ISSR markers mangrove grass phenotypic plasticity sabkha |
| title | Genetic Variation among <i>Aeluropus lagopoides</i> Populations Growing in Different Saline Regions |
| title_full | Genetic Variation among <i>Aeluropus lagopoides</i> Populations Growing in Different Saline Regions |
| title_fullStr | Genetic Variation among <i>Aeluropus lagopoides</i> Populations Growing in Different Saline Regions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genetic Variation among <i>Aeluropus lagopoides</i> Populations Growing in Different Saline Regions |
| title_short | Genetic Variation among <i>Aeluropus lagopoides</i> Populations Growing in Different Saline Regions |
| title_sort | genetic variation among i aeluropus lagopoides i populations growing in different saline regions |
| topic | genetic diversity ISSR markers mangrove grass phenotypic plasticity sabkha |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/1/59 |
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