Genetic diversity and genetic structure of black alder (Alnus glutinosa [L.] Gaertn) in the Belgium-Luxembourg-France cross-border area
(2016) Tree Genetics & Genomes — p. 12 p. (2016)
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- Genetic diversity and genetic structure of black alder (Alnus glutinosa [L.] Gaertn) in the Belgium-Luxembourg-France cross-border area populations and the germplasm collection which is representative of two river catchments and six legal provenance regions. Three populations distant from the studied area were also included. A panel of 14 nuclear SSR loci revealed high allelic diversity and very low differentiation among wild populations (mean FST = 0.014). The germplasm collection displayed a range of alleles that were representative of the different populations, and no significant differentiation between the germplasmcollection and the local wild populations was observed, making this collection, as far as allelic diversity is concerned, suitable for providing trees for riverbank replanting programs. Using SSR markers, various statistical approaches consistently indicated the lack of a significant geographical structure at the level of the river catchments or provenance regions. In contrast, two cpDNA haplotypes were detected and displayed a cross-border geographically structured distribution that could be taken into account in defining new cross-border provenance regions.
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Mingeot, D., Husson, C., Mertens, P., Watillon, B., Bertin, P., & Druart, P. (2016). Genetic diversity and genetic structure of black alder (Alnus glutinosa [L.] Gaertn) in the Belgium-Luxembourg-France cross-border area. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 12 p. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-016-0981-3 (Original work published 2016)