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Bulletin of Botanical Research ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (1): 51-58.doi: 10.7525/j.issn.1673-5102.2023.01.006

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Genetic Diversity and Genetic Structure of the Rare and Endangered Plant Ferula fukanensis

Lei YANG1,2,3, Qiumei CAO1,2,3, Ying FENG1,2,3, Wenjun LI1,2,3()   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology,Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Urumqi 830011
    2.The Herbarium,Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Urumqi 830011
    3.College of Resources and Environment,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049
  • Received:2022-08-23 Online:2023-01-20 Published:2022-12-23
  • Contact: Wenjun LI E-mail:liwenjunao@ms.xjb.ac.cn
  • About author:YANG Lei(1997—),male,doctoral candidate,major in plant taxonomy and diversity conservation.
  • Supported by:
    Tianshan Youth Program of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(2019Q036);National Science and Technology Program of Chian:Preliminary survey of typical regions in Xinjiang(2019FY100204);Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(2019429)

Abstract:

To clarify the genetic diversity and genetic structure of a rare and the endangered small population of Ferula fukanensis, it is the basis and prerequisite to develop effective conservation and management strategies. The genetic diversity and structure of 87 endangered plants F. fukanensis from three populations based on 10 pairs of SSR primers with good polymorphism and stable amplification were analyzed respectively. The results showed that small population of F. fukanensis had relatively high genetic diversity, the Nei’s gene diversity index(hS) among the populations was 0.514, the total Nei’s gene diversity index(hT) was 0.516, the observed heterozygosity(Ho) was 0.881, the expected heterozygosity(He) was 0.512, the Shannon information index(I) was 0.836 and the percentage of polymorphic bands(PPB) was 100%, and the genetic differentiation degree of F. fukanensis was very low(Fst=0.007), 95.9 % of the variation of F. fukanensis occurred within populations, and there was no significant correlation between genetic distance and geographical distance, 66.7% of the populations suffered from genetic bottlenecks. The results showed that F. fukanensis had abundant genetic variation and high evolutionary potential. Based on the current situation of this wild population, it is suggested to establish a protected area, and carry out in situ conservation and strengthen ex situ conservation measures such as introduction and artificial breeding to assist the conservation of F. fukanensis. This study can provide theoretical support for the conservation of plant resources of F. fukanensis and has important theoretical and practical significance.

Key words: Ferula fukanensis, endangered species, small population, genetic diversity, conservation

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