S, Rajkumar and Singh , S K and Nag, A and Ahuja, Paramvir Singh (2011) Genetic Structure of Indian Valerian (Valeriana jatamansi) Populations in Western Himalaya Revealed by AFLP. Biochemical Genetics, 49. pp. 674-681.

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Abstract

Valeriana jatamansi Jones is a natural tetraploid species indigenous to the Indian Himalaya. To assess its genetic diversity and population structure, we analyzed six natural populations from the western Himalayan region using amplified fragment length polymorphism. An analysis of molecular variance found that 93% of the genetic variation of V. jatamansi was within populations and 7% among populations. The correlation between genetic and geographic distances (r = 0.14) was not significant. Though the populations are well separated, the lack of distinct genetic variation between populations may be due to either recent rapid fragmentation from a wide and continuous area resulting in genetically similar populations or wide dispersal of seed by wind, since the follicles are feathery. Polyploidy may be the reason for the lack of genetic impoverishment due to fragmentation

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Valeriana jatamansi. AFLP. Population genetic structure.Western Himalaya. Natural tetraploid .Medicinal plant
Subjects:	Plant sciences
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Dr. Aparna Maitra Pati
Date Deposited:	06 Jun 2012 04:47
Last Modified:	06 Jun 2012 04:49
URI:	http://ihbt.csircentral.net/id/eprint/1089

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